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Tech Daily Dose
Senators To Unveil New IP Bill
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 24, 2008 - 7:11amLast updated: July 24, 2008 - 7:12am
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking member Arlen Specter (R-PA) will join Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and George Voinovich (R-OH) on today in unveiling new legislation intended to boost government efforts to crack down on counterfeiting and piracy.
Lawmaker Warns Against Web Usage Restrictions
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 13, 2008 - 3:02pmRep John Culberson (R-TX) sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) a letter on Friday slamming an effort that he believes would hamper lawmakers' freedom to communicate with the public in the Internet age.
McCain 'Google Bomb' Project Launched
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 23, 2008 - 8:02amChris Bowers has launched a 'Google bomb' project aimed at boosting Google search results for nine news articles showing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain in a negative light.
Microsoft Already Campaign '08 Winner
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 12, 2008 - 9:15pmForget about presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain or his Democratic challenger Barack Obama -- we already know the big winner of the 2008 campaign season. It's Microsoft. The company has been named the official technology provider of the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention.
More Americans Contacting Congress Online
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 11, 2008 - 8:34amForty-four percent of all voting-age Americans contacted Congress in the last five years but the majority of those citizens do not believe lawmakers are interested in what they have to say, a new report by the Congressional Management Foundation finds.
'Net Neutrality' Strikes A Chord
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 4, 2008 - 6:51amWhat do Aimee Mann, They Might Be Giants, and Wilco have in common? They've all donated tracks to a compilation album, which will be released next month, to benefit a proposed federally mandated "network neutrality" rule for broadband Internet providers.
Interior Allowed To Reconnect To Internet
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 22, 2008 - 7:30amIn December 2001, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth ordered the Interior Department to disconnect from the Internet all information technology systems that had access to Indian trust data managed by Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
DOJ Opposes 'Internet Freedom' Bill
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 22, 2008 - 7:27amJustice Department wrote to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman earlier this week opposing a bill introduced by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) aimed at promoting global Internet freedom. The letter argues the proposal could compromise the agency's ability to work with foreign law enforcement and said certain provisions raise constitutional red flags.
Dick Armey Goes Ballistic Over Broadcasters
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 6:22amFormer Majority Leader Dick Armey came out swinging on Wednesday, offering the National Association of Broadcasters a good old-fashioned Texas butt-kicking over their opposition to a bill that he believes would put AM and FM radio on a level playing field with other music distribution platforms that pay royalties to artists and copyright holders.
Librarians Tout DTV Awareness Role
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 14, 2008 - 6:58pmLast updated: May 15, 2008 - 6:33am
About 400 librarians from around the country have descended on Washington this week for their annual lobbying blitz. But before they began Wednesday meetings in the House and Senate, American Library Association President Loriene Roy hosted a press conference to discuss her group's joint effort with the Association of Public Television Stations and PBS to help educate citizens about the rapidly approaching digital TV transition deadline.
