FCC
Top FCC Broadband Adviser to Leave in December
WASHINGTON, November 11, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission has announced that the senior adviser to the agency’s chairman will leave in December.
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Broadband's Impact
Global Meeting in Senegal Focuses on Broadband Empowerment
WASHINGTON, November 10, 2010 – Policy makers from around the globe met in Senegal today to discuss information and communications technologies and how they can better empower the world.
Copyright
Movie and TV Industry Tells U.S. Trade Rep Where Biggest Content Theft Occurs
WASHINGTON, November 9, 2010 – The Motion Picture Association of America has notified the United States Trade Representative as to what it believes are the most “notorious” physical and online markets threatening legitimate commerce.
FCC
Verizon to Pay More Than $25M for Hitting Consumers With ‘Mystery Fees’
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau hit Verizon Wireless with a record $25 million payment to the government for mystery fees the company charged its customers during the last several years.
FCC
FCC Requests Donations for New Tech Toy Lab
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Managing Director is seeking donations for the agency’s new FCC Technology Experience Center, although was quick to note that any donations from device manufacturers are voluntary and “does not imply any expected benefi
Asia
China to Begin New Crackdown on Digital Piracy and Counterfeit Goods
Mainland Chinese authorities will begin a new round of crackdowns on digital piracy and against the traffickers of counterfeit goods at the end of October, according to a recent report in the Xinhua News Agency, China’s official newswire. The new campaign was announced early last week at a state co
Copyright
New Details Emerge About French “Three Strikes” Online Antipiracy Regime
French authorities have started to send out warning letters to individuals suspected of copyright infringement online, and a whole cottage industry of lawyers and technologists has mushroomed up to both give tips on evading the law enforcers and to aid recipients of the notices, according to a Wedne
Copyright
Russian Internet Companies Call for Online Liability Regime Clarity
Five of Russia’s largest internet companies have called for an update of its copyright laws, according to the wire news service Agence France Press. “We believe that when the procedures are being observed (to prevent copyright violations) internet services cannot be held responsible for content upl
Copyright
Report: Google Launches Music Service in India to Stave Off Piracy
Google has partnered with three digital music providers to launch a new online music service to increase broadband usage and stave off internet piracy, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.
China
Official Chinese Newspaper Disparages Apple’s iPAD For Lack of Pirated Content
China’s official newspaper recently criticized Apple’s iPAD because users must pay for music and movies, according to a recent report in The Christian Science Monitor.
Copyright
Viacom Hires Theodore Olsen To Appeal YouTube Decision
Viacom has hired former Solicitor General Theodore Olson to appeal an unfavorable outcome in a billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit that came down this June, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Copyright
Report: French Music Labels Reporting 25,000 Infringements to Copyright Authority Daily
Copyright holders in the French music industry are reporting a staggering 25,000 “music-related” infringements to the country’s top enforcement authority on a daily basis, according to a a music industry trade group director quoted in the trade magazine Billboard.
FCC
FCC Chief Soldiers on as ‘Captain Crunch’ in Effort to Alleviate Spectrum Shortage
WASHINGTON, October 21, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission is highlighting the looming issue of “spectrum crunch” as smart phones and other data-hogging devices eat up valuable spectrum.
Nevada District Court
Las Vegas Copyright Holding Firm Has First Infringement Case Dismissed
A Las Vegas realtor who used an excerpt of a local newspaper’s article on his promotional web site was exercising his right of fair-use and a local copyright-holding company doesn’t have a case for copyright infringement, said a federal district court judge on Tuesday.
EU
Global Telecom Group Finds Number of Internet Users Worldwide Doubles in Past Five Years
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2010 -The number of global internet users doubled in the past five years and will surpass the 2 billion mark in 2010, according to new data from the International Telecommunications Union.
EFF
Digital Rights Group Says Company Going After “Hurt Locker” and Other Movie Downloaders Are Abusing Legal Process
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is continuing to battle an emerging phenomenon known in some legal circles as “copyright trolls,” companies that have been set up to abuse copyright law to pressure individuals suspected of copyright infringement into monetary settlements. The digital rights group
