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TechFreedom’s Latest: Dangers of SOPA, Search Bias Exaggerated, Celebrating 7 Billion, ECPA, COPPA
SOPA: Hollywood’s Latest Effort to Turn Back Time (CNET) Larry Downes has previously warned about the unintended consequences of the Senate’s Protect IP Act, noting...
Szoka Statement on Rosenworcel & Pai Nominations to FCC
Yesterday, President Barack Obama announced two nominations to the Federal Communications Commission: Jessica Rosenworcel, replacing Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps, and Ajit Pai, replacing Republican Commissioner...
Josh Wright: “The Rise of Social Media & Its Antitrust Implications” at GSM Workshop
Nov. 11, 2011 – 10:45am to 12:30pm Josh spoke at the MSU/Quello Center’s “ Governance of Social Media ” workshop on November 11. His talk...
Berin Szoka: “Privacy, Analytics & the First Amendment” at GSM Workshop
Nov. 11, 2011 – 2:00pm to 4:00pm Berin spoke at the MSU/Quello Center’s “ Governance of Social Media ” workshop on November 11. His talk...
Larry Downes Statement on Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
Yesterday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tx) introduced the Stopping Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), also called the Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on...
FCC Requires Online Public Inspection Files, But Misses Point of OpenGov: Data Accessibility
At yesterday’s FCC Open Commission Meeting , the Commission proposed to require television stations to make their “ public inspection file ” available online. But...