Sep 22
Tweet Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing to make it a formal rule that Internet service providers and wireless carriers cannot discriminate against certain types of traffic (e.g., file sharing or gaming) by degrading service. The proposal, if made effective, may force US phone companies to open their wireless networks to rival internet services …
Sep 22
Tweet The FCC has released a letter in which Google says an Apple executive rejected its iPhone application for Google Voice, a statement that appeared to contradict Apple’s own claims to the FCC.
Sep 18
Tweet As the Federal Communications Commission works to create a plan to expand broadband access to Americans, it is trying to come up with a new definition for broadband. AT&T recently submitted its vision of broadband to the agency, a vision that ranks gaming as a lesser priority than, say, basic e-mail access. Microsoft and …
Sep 17
Tweet One way or another, the e-book/e-reader revolution is coming. In fact, we may be reaching a tipping point: The Kindle version of Dan Brown’s new thriller The Lost Symbol is currently outselling the hardback version on Amazon.com. For more details, click here.
Sep 14
Tweet Universal Music Group’s copyright infringement suit against Veoh has been thrown out by the District Court Judge hearing the case, possibly giving some breathing room to YouTube and other video-sharing websites. Judge A. Howard Matz ruled that Veoh operated in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by expeditiously taking down UMG’s copyrighted materials …
Sep 03
Tweet A California jury has awarded Louis Vuitton damages in the amount of $32.4 million against two internet service providers (ISPs) and their operator for contributory trademark infringement based on their hosting of websites that sold knock-off Louis Vuitton products. For the full story, see this article in ars technica. This decision may lead ISPs …
Sep 02
Tweet Ten privacy advocacy groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Digital Democracy, have released a series of guidelines for American legislators considering regulating behavioral advertising, and calling for greater transparency and giving Web users greater control over how the data is used. A copy of the guidelines are available here.
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