Why the Music Industry is Suing A Usenet Distributor
10.16.07 •The music labels have trained their sights on Usenet.com, a Usenet distributor that may not have read the Grokster decision very carefully. Here’s why the labels are gunning for Usenet.com.
Google’s Privacy Push: Smoke or Substance?
10.11.07 •Google is throwing its weight behind the APEC Privacy Framework as the starting point for a global standard for information privacy. Is this a PR move, or the rational first step in a difficult process?
Richard Clarke Speaks About Online Trust
10.2.07 •Former “Cybersecurity Czar” Richard Clarke today outlined five components he thought could be useful in establishing trust online.
Verizon’s Latest PR Problem and Net Neutrality
9.27.07 •Whenever the prospects for Net Neutrality seem dim, AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon can be counted on to send up a flare of hope, in the form of yet another PR gift like this one.
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Gets A New Chief
9.18.07 •The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has a new boss, and her background includes time in the ILEC trenches.
Government-Created Right to Compete in Broadband
9.11.07 •A William Patry post about copyright brings up the question of what parties mean when they talk about “government intervention” in the broadband market.
Can You “Impersonate†an IP Address?
9.4.07 •According to one researcher, Comcast is borrowing a book from the Chinese government playbook, which leads to interesting questions.
Online Anonymity and the Appeal of Regulation
8.29.07 •Determining who you’re actually dealing with can be difficult on the Internet, as this example reveals. Is it any wonder some voters welcome increased regulation?