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January - June, 2010
Alert No. 2,101,
Wednesday, June 30.
• Obama Addresses US Korea FTA
• Russian President Medvedev Discusses Joining the WTO, IPR, and Silicon Valley
• More Trade News
• Supreme Court Rules in Bilski
• More IP News
• FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for July 15 Meeting
Alert No. 2,100,
Wednesday, June 23.
• District Court Grants Summary Judgment to YouTube in Copyright Infringement Case
• House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Create Exemption to Class Action
Fairness Act
• FCC Denies Qwest's Petition for Forbearance in Phoenix
• Genachowski Names PR Flack Senior Counselor to the Chairman
• More People and Appointments
• More FCC News
Alert No. 2,099,
Tuesday, June 22.
• FCC Discloses Ex Parte Meetings With Stakeholders
• IPEC Releases Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement
• Reaction to IPEC Plan
Alert No. 2,098,
Monday, June 21.
• Commerce Committee Staffs to Hold Sessions on Communications Policy
• Rep. Barton and Government Shakedowns and Takeovers
• FCC Employs Fast Tracking and Stacking in Reclassification Proceeding
• Obama Picks Boasberg for DC District Court
• More People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,097,
Friday, June 18.
• FCC Adopts Broadband Reclassification NOI
• Reaction to FCC Reclassification NOI
• Congress, the FCC, and Broadband Regulation
Alert No. 2,096,
Thursday, June 17.
• Senate Commerce Committee Approves Bill to Regulate Aggressive Sales Tactics
on Internet
• Senate Commerce Committee Approves Distracted Driving Prevention Act
• Senate Commerce Committee Approves CALM Act
• Senate Commerce Committee Approves Export Promotion Act
• More News
Alert No. 2,095,
Wednesday, June 16.
• Sen. Kerry and Sen. Snowe Write FCC Regarding White Spaces
• Baker Addresses White Spaces
• Four Senators Oppose Appropriations Rider Blocking Broadband Reclassification
• Copps Addresses Broadband Reclassification and Journalism
• FCC Releases Technical Paper on Broadcast Spectrum
• More FCC News
Alert No. 2,094,
Tuesday, June 15.
• Google Responds to Congressional Inquiry Regarding Its Collection of Data
from WiFi Networks
• House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Trinko
• Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Antitrust Agencies
• AAI Releases Paper on Google's Acquisition of AdMob
• Tech Crime Report
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,093,
Monday, June 14.
• House May Consider DISCLOSE Act
• Clyburn Advocates Reclassification of Broadband Internet Access Services
• Baker Opposes Reclassification of Broadband Internet Access Services
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,092,
Friday, June 4.
• USPTO Proposes Three Track Patent Examination System
• FCC Paper States Consumers are Satisfied
with Broadband Speeds and Cell Phone Service
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,091,
Thursday, June 3.
• House Passes Competes Reauthorization Bill
• AT&T Announces New Pricing Plans for Mobile Data
• Public Knowledge Urges Anti-Circumvention Exceptions
• More News
Alert No. 2,090,
Wednesday, June 2.
• Rep. Conyers and Rep. Smith Introduce USPTO Funding Stabilization Act
• House Commerce Committee Leaders Write Google Regarding Wi-Fi Data
• USPTO Contracts With Google to Provide Bulk Patent and Trademark Data to Public
• WTO's 3rd Trade Policy Review Addresses IPR in the PRC
• US and PRC Conclude Meetings
• More Trade News
Alert No. 2,089,
Friday, May 28.
• FCC Scheduled to Adopt Broadband Reclassification NOI
• Obama Signs Satellite TV Bill
• House Passes Bill to Extend Antitrust Amnesty Provision
• Rep. Stearns Introduces Bill to Limit FCC Regulation of Internet
• More Capitol Hill News
Alert No. 2,088,
Thursday, May 27.
• FCC Releases Paper on Consumer Understanding of Cell Phone Billing Practices
• FCC Starts Bill Shock Proceeding
• PK Argues for Non-Industry Membership on OUSTR ITACs
Alert No. 2,087,
Wednesday, May 26.
• Congressional Democratic Leaders Announce That Commerce Committees Will Develop
Proposals to Update the Communications Act
• FCC Adopts Broadcast Ownership NOI
• FCC Adopts Mobile Wireless Competition Report
• FCC Adopts WCS-SDARS R&O
• FCC Adopts Another E-Rate NPRM
• FCC Adopts Pole Attachments Order and FNPRM
• More FCC News
Alert No. 2,086,
Friday, May 21.
• House to Take Up Tax Bill with Tech Provisions
• House Rejects America Competes Reauthorization Act
• Sen. Rockefeller Introduces Bill to Regulate Aggressive Sales Tactics on Internet
• More Capitol Hill News
Alert No. 2,085,
Thursday, May 20.
• Rep. Markey and Rep. Barton Write FTC Regarding Google Data Collection Activities
• Leibowitz Writes About Privacy Risks Associated with Use of Copiers
• Senate Commerce Committee to Hold Hearing
on ADA Like Regulation of the Internet, Software, and Consumers Electronics
• People and Appointments
Alert No. 2,084,
Friday, May 14.
• Clyburn Defends Broadband Reclassification
• More FCC News
• Tech Crime Report
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,083,
Thursday, May 6.
• Three FCC Democratic Commissioners Back Plan to Regulate Broadband Internet Access
Services under Title II
• More Reaction to Genachowski Plan to Regulate Internet Under Title II
• FCC Statutory Authority to Regulate Broadband Internet Access Services under
Title II
• Commentary: The Legislative Function of the FCC
Alert No. 2,082,
Wednesday, May 5.
• Rep. Boucher and Rep. Stearns Release Discussion Draft of Privacy Bill
• Summary of Discussion Draft of Boucher Stearns Privacy Bill
• Commentary: Implications of the Boucher Stearns Privacy Bill for the First Amendment
and News Media
Alert No. 2,081,
Friday, April 30.
• FCC Releases Tentative Agenda for May 20 Meeting
• Supreme Court Grants Cert in Video Game 1st Amendment Case
Alert No. 2,080,
Monday, April 26.
• DOJ CRD May Write Regulations to Expand the ADA to Cover the Internet and
Information Technologies
• DOJ CRD Regulates eBook Reader Designs
• DOJ CRD Requires Kansas City to Modify Its 911 Service
• Summary and the ADA
• Interpretation of the ADA
• Summary of Disability Related Statutes Other Than ADA That Affect IT
• Commentary: Politics and Policy in the Civil Rights Division
• Commentary: Private Rights of Action Under Title III of the ADA
Alert No. 2,079,
Monday, April 19.
• Sen. Specter Introduces Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act
Alert No. 2,078,
Thursday, April 15.
• House Passes Bill to Limit GLB Act Privacy Notice Requirement
• House Passes Truth in Caller ID Act
• House Passes Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
• CCIA Urges Obama to Name Rep. Lofgren to Supreme Court
• More Capitol Hill News
• GAO Releases Report on Consequences of Piracy
Alert No. 2,077,
Wednesday, April 14.
• Justice Stevens' Legacy in Technology Law
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,076,
Tuesday, April 13.
• Senators Kerry and Gillibrand Introduce Bill
to Urge Negotiation of Multilateral Treaty on Cyber War
• WTO's Lamy Discusses Free Trade and the Making of iPods
• EC's Almunia Discusses Competition and Merger Reviews
• NTIA Reports on Delays in 1710-1755 MHz Relocation
Alert No. 2,075,
Monday, April 12.
• UK Enacts Digital Economy Bill
• Publishers Report on E-Book Sales
• Rep. Stupak Announces Retirement
• Johnsen Nomination to be Withdrawn
• More News
Alert No. 2,074,
Friday, April 9.
• House to Pass Four Tech Related Bills
• Genachowski Releases Broadband Action Agenda
• OUSTR Releases Section 1377 Report
Alert No. 2,073,
Thursday, April 8.
• Photographers and Graphic Artists File Class Action Copyright Infringement
Complaint Against Google
• FCC Extends Deadline to Submit Comments on Internet Regulation NPRM
• USPTO Announces Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
• GAO Reports on Critical Infrastructure Resiliency
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,072,
Wednesday, April 7.
• Court of Appeals Vacates FCC's Comcast Order
• FCC Reaction to Comcast Opinion
• Congressional Reaction to Comcast Opinion
• Commentary: Prospects for Legislation
• More Reaction to Comcast Opinion
Alert No. 2,071,
Monday, April 5.
• USPTO Proposes to Allow 12 Month Extension to Provisional Patent Application
Period
• Treasury Delays Report on PRC Exchange Rate Policies
• FCC News
• More News
Alert No. 2,070, Friday,
April 2.
• DOJ Will Not Challenge AP's Internet News Registry
• EC's Almunia Addresses Telecom Sectoral Regulation and Competition Enforcement
• Comments Submitted to IPEC Regarding IPR
• More Intellectual Property News
Alert No. 2,069, Thursday,
April 1.
• FCC Releases Tentative Agenda for April 21 Meeting
• OUSTR Releases Report on Trade Barriers Worldwide
• OUSTR Reports on PRC's Use of IT Standards and Technical Regulations
• or of the press
• More News
Alert No. 2,068,
Wednesday, March 31.
• House Democrats Ask Obama to Make Privacy Board Operational
• Indictment Charges Price Fixing and Market Allocation for CDTs
• Representatives Ask FTC to Investigate Google Buzz
• Digital Due Process Coalition Proposes Changes to Federal Surveillance Law
• Committees to Hold Hearings on Reforming the ECPA
• FCC Broadband Plan Debated
• More FCC News
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,067,
Tuesday, March 30.
• International Cyber Crime Bills Introduced in Senate and House
• Representatives Introduce Bill to Amend Patent Act Regarding Remedies for False
Markings
• Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Video Surveillance
• EC and DOJ Approve Cisco's Acquisition of Tandberg
• Hacker Gonzalez Receives 20 Year Sentence
• Trade News
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,066,
Monday, March 29.
• Satellite Licenses Extended for One Month
• Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Regulate
Marketing and Billing Practices of Broadband Service Providers
• Senators Wyden and Snowe Introduce Nanotech Education and Protectionism Bill
• Sen. Klobuchar Introduces Export Promotion Bill
• More Capitol Hill News
• President Obama Makes Recess Appointments
• Obama Gives Recess Appointment to Punke for OUSTR/WTO Post
• Obama Gives Recess Appointment to Hirschhorn to Head BIS
• Obama Gives Recess Appointment to Mundaca for Tax Policy Position
• Obama Gives Recess Appointment to Goldstein for Treasury Position
• Obama Gives Recess Appointment to Siddiqui for OUSTR Position
• More People and Appointments
• FCC Sets Comment Deadlines
Alert No. 2,065,
Friday, March 26.
• Locke Addresses Piracy Abroad, Patent
Reform, and Commercializing University Research
• E911 Bills Introduced in House and Senate
• Reps. Wu and Smith Found House Global Internet Freedom Caucus
• More House Bills
Alert No. 2,064,
Thursday, March 25.
• House Subcommittee Approves Calling Card Consumer Protection Act
• House Passes Federal Peer to Peer Bill
• Senate Commerce Committee Amends Cybersecurity Act
Alert No. 2,063,
Wednesday, March 24.
• FCC Adopts Rule Changes Regarding Local Switching Support
• Google Offers Uncensored Search from Google Hong Kong
• CDT and Others Criticize ACTA Draft Language
• INTA Advocates ACTA
• International Chamber of Commerce Reports on Impact of Piracy
• TurboHercules Complains to EU About IBM
• EC's Almunia Addresses EU Antitrust Policy
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,062,
Tuesday, March 23.
• Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Video Laptop Surveillance
• Class Action Complaint Alleges School District Use of Laptops to Surveil Students
• Analysis of Claims in Robbins v. Lower Marion School District
• School District Webcams and 2252/2252A
• GAO Finds New and Continuing Information Security Weaknesses at IRS
Alert No. 2,061,
Monday, March 22.
• SEC's Aguilar Discusses Internet Access to Information
• GAO Releases Report on Media Programming
• Copyright Royalty Judges Can Subpoena Nonparticipants
• DOJ Charges Extortion for Threatening to Use Spam and Social Networks to
Defame Business
• More Tech Crimes
• People and Appointments
• Capitol Hill News
Alert No. 2,060,
Saturday, March 20.
• Senate Commerce Committee to Mark Up Revised Cyber Security Bill
• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Antitrust Bill to Undo Leegin
• Copps Addresses FCC Competition Tools
• Senate Commerce Committee to Mark Up Bill to Give FCC Commissioners More Staff
Alert No. 2,059,
Friday, March 19.
• House Commerce Committee Approves Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
• Senate Commerce Committee Reports Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
• House Commerce Committee Approves Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act
• House Commerce Committee Approves Truth in Caller ID Act
• President Obama Addresses Export Policy
Alert No. 2,058,
Monday, March 15.
• FCC Releases National Broadband Plan
Alert No. 2,057,
Tuesday, March 9.
• Antitrust Division Requires Divestiture by
Election Systems and Software, Inc.
• FTC Issues NPRM on Mandatory Energy Consumption Labeling of Consumer
Electronics Products
• District Court Enters Permanent Injunction in RealDVD Case
• Ballmer Addresses Cloud Computing, Privacy and Regulatory Environment
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,056,
Friday, March 5.
• Supreme Court Reverses in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick
• WTO's Lamy Argues Free Trade Promotes Innovation, Prosperity, and Jobs
Growth
• Senators Release Latest Draft of Patent Reform Bill
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,055,
Thursday, March 4.
• NIST Announces Creation of 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Demonstration
Network
• Strickling Discusses NTIA Agenda
• Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement
• FTC Sues and Settles with Web Site Privacy/Security Seal Provider
• Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on OUSTR Trade Policy Agenda and
Report
• Obama Picks Matheson for 10th Circuit
• More News
Alert No. 2,054,
Wednesday, March 3.
• House and Senate Provide One Month Satellite Television Extension
• Senate Considers One Year Extension to R&D Tax Credit
• Rep. Lofgren Introduces Political Robocalls Bill
• House and Senate Extend Expiring Surveillance Provisions
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,053,
Tuesday, March 2.
• House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Comcast NBC Universal Merger
• Microsoft Obtains Ex Parte TRO in Waledac Botnet Case
• Commentary: Judicial Procedure in the Microsoft Waledac Botnet Case
• DOJ Will Not Challenge MyWire Online News Aggregation Service
Alert No. 2,052,
Monday, March 1.
• FRB and BEA Report on State of Economy and Tech Sector
• House Members Comment on Senate Patent Reform Legislation
• OUSTR Removes Saudi Arabia from Special 301 Watch List
• Camcorder Infringement in Movie Theaters
• More Tech Crimes
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,051,
Thursday, February 25.
• Senators Announce Progress on Patent Reform Legislation
• Italian Court Convicts Three Google Officers for Video Posted on Google Video
• FCC to Adopt National Broadband Plan at March 16 Meeting
• Genachowski Proposes Public Safety Use of Entire 700 MHz Band
Alert No. 2,050,
Wednesday, February 24.
• FTC Releases Annual Report on Consumer Complaints
• EU Is Investigating Google
• Holder Advocates IP Enforcement in Speech in Brazil
• Telecom and Cable Companies Oppose Reclassifying Internet Access As Title II
Telecommunications
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,049,
Tuesday, February 23.
• FTC Warns Organizations About Peer to Peer Data Breaches
• Department of Transportation Releases Model
Legislation to Ban Texting While Driving
• EU Data Protection Supervisor Criticizes ACTA on Privacy Grounds
• Consumer Electronics Exports and Terrorism
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,048,
Monday, February 22.
• Creative Industries Submit Special 301 Recommendations to OUSTR
• Public Knowledge Submits Special 301 Comment to OUSTR
• Seven Indicted for Exporting Sony PS2s to Paraguay
• More Tech Crimes
• More News
Alert No. 2,047,
Thursday, February 18.
• DOJ and EU Close Investigations of Microsoft Yahoo Advertising Agreement
• EPIC Files Complaint with FTC Regarding Google Buzz
• FTC Files and Settles Case Against Ticketmaster and TicketsNow
• FCC Expands E-Rate Program to Cover Non-Educational Services
Alert No. 2,046,
Wednesday, February 17.
• House Commerce Committee Democrats Seeks
Information on Traffic Pumping Schemes
• Varney Addresses Extraterritorial Effects and Divergent Outcomes in Antitrust
• SEC Drops Case Against Samueli
• Wilkinson Barker Knauer Opens Denver Office
• More People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,045,
Tuesday, February 16.
• House Bill Proposes FCC Regulation of Internet Search Providers
• Public Knowledge Proposes Changes to Copyright Law
• More Intellectual Property News
Alert No. 2,044,
Monday, February 15.
• BIS Advisory Committee to Discuss Deemed Exports
• FinCEN Regs Amended to Allow Foreign, State
and Local Governments Access to Financial Information
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,043,
Friday, February 12.
• DOJ Creates Intellectual Property Task Force
• Rep. Markey Introduces Sweeping E-Rate and E-Books Bill
• DOJ Criticizes Amended Google Books Settlement
Alert No. 2,042,
Wednesday, February 10.
• Defendant Charged with Wire Fraud for eBay Cookie Stuffing Scheme
• Pena Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Hacking Into VOIP Network and Reselling
VOIP Services
• Sweden Agrees to Transfer Cisco Hacker Case
• DOJ Discloses Increasing Use of Pen Register and Trap and Trap Device Authority
• More Tech Crime Developments
Alert No. 2,041,
Wednesday, February 3.
• Amazon and Macmillan Clash on E-Book Pricing
• USC Paper Addresses Government Support of News Media
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,040,
Tuesday, February 2.
• Antitrust Division's Weiser Addresses Disruptive Entry
• U.S. Tech Groups Complain About PRC's Use of Domestic IP as Trade Barrier
• Locke Addresses PRC and Trade
• OUSTR Continues to Preclude Public Debate of Proposed ACTA
• Sundance Summit and Aspen Forum Scheduled for July and August
Alert No. 2,039,
Tuesday, January 26.
• FCC's Clyburn Proposes FCC Broadband Tax and Subsidy Program
• Clyburn Addresses EEO and Ownership Rules as Network Neutrality
• FCC's Baker Opposes Government Funding of Journalism
• Copyright Office Issues Rule Affecting Registration of Online Only Works
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No. 2,038,
Monday, January 25.
• House Communications Subcommittee Approves Spectrum Bills
• Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Cell Phones in Prisons
• DOJ Requires Ticketmaster Live Nation to
License Ticket Software and Divest Ticketing Assets
• Obama Picks Lucy Koh to Replace Ron Whyte on District Court
• More People and Appointments
Alert No. 2,037,
Wednesday, January 20.
• Another DOJ Inspector General Report Finds FBI Misconduct in Obtaining
Phone Records
• FCC Adopts NPRM Regarding Limiting Some Robocalls
• DOJ Requires Separate Operation of Two Print Daily Newspapers in Charleston WV
• Locke Announces Forum on Federally Funded Research
• People and Appointments
Alert No. 2,036,
Tuesday, January 19.
• Google Accuses Red China of Cyber Attacks Directed at Human Rights Activists
• USITC Reports on SME Exports of Computers and Electronics
• GAO Releases Report on FCC Organization and Operations
• Haiti News
• People and Appointments
• More News
Alert No.
2,035, Monday, January 11.
• Sen. Snowe Writes FCC Regarding Spectrum Allocation
• FCC Grants Cablevision's Request for Waiver for Encrypted Basic Tier
• Tech Crime Report
• Online Safety News
• Antitrust News
• More News
Alert No. 2,034,
Thursday, January 7.
• FCC to Delay Completion of National Broadband Plan
• Locke Wants for More Government R&D Spending
• Google Asks FCC to Be Designated as a White Space TV Bands Database
Administrator
• People and Appointments
Alert No. 2,033,
Wednesday, January 6.
• Antitrust Division Urges FCC to Make More Spectrum Available for Wireless
Broadband
• NTIA Urges FCC to Make More Spectrum Available for Wireless Broadband
• FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed COPPA Safe Harbor
• People and Appointments
• More News (STEM education, EC antitrust procedure, HSR, ETFs, cable
statutory license, DNC registry)
Alert No. 2,032,
Tuesday, January 5.
• Sen. Dorgan to Retire
• IRS to Consider Regulation of Tax Preparation Software
• SEC Settles Dell Perot Systems Insider Trading Case for Return of Trading
Profits
• Obama Issues Executive Orders Regarding Secret Documents
Alert No. 2,031,
Monday, January 4.
• Free Press Asks DOJ and FTC to Investigate
Alleged Collusion to Undermine Internet TV
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