Story Titles from the Tech Law Journal Daily E-Mail Alert, by Issue. June

Story Titles from the Tech Law Journal Daily E-Mail Alert, by Issue.
July - December 2013

Alert No. 2,623, Thursday, December 19.
• Obama's Review Board Offers Recommendations Regarding Surveillance
• Commentary: President's Review Group Offers Policy Trojan Horse
• House Republicans Seek Criminal Investigation of DNI Clapper
• People and Appointments: Privacy and Civil Liberties
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,622, Wednesday, December 18.
• Obama to Name Baucus Ambassador to the PRC
• Representatives Urge USTR Froman to Prioritize Cross Border Data Flows in Trade Negotiations
• Groups Ask FCC to Stop AT&T and Other Telcos from Selling Anonymized Call Record Data
• Verizon to Release Reports on Law Enforcement Requests for Customer Information

Alert No. 2,621, Tuesday, December 17.
This issue contains the following items:
• District Court Holds that NSA's Bulk Phone Records Program Violates 4th Amendment
• Summary of the District Court Opinion in Klayman v. Obama

Alert No. 2,620, Monday, December 16.
• Reps. Eshoo and Lofgren Introduce Retransmission Consent Bill
• Rep. Scalise Reintroduces Video Reform Bill
• OUSTR Seeks Comments Regarding Trade Agreements Affecting Telecommunications

Alert No. 2,618, Monday, November 18.
• District Court Rules in Authors Guild v. Google
• Authors Guild v. Google: Procedural History and Related Cases
• Commentary on District Court Opinion in Authors Guild v. Google

Alert No. 2,617, Tuesday, November 5.
• Consumer Watchdog Releases and Criticizes Google's Proposed Commitments to End EC Investigation of its Search Practices
• EC's Almunia Addresses Antitrust Damages in Private Actions
• FTC Closes Investigation of Merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax Due to Online Competition
• FTC Amends HSR Pre-Merger Notification Rules Regarding Patent Transactions
• More Antitrust News
• Senate Committee Approves Digital Accountability and Transparency Act
• Senate Committee Approves Federal Data Center Consolidation Act

Alert No. 2,616, Monday, October 28.
• FCC Releases Tentative Agenda for November 14 Meeting
• FCC Revises Dates and Deadlines for H Block Auction
• Revised Dates and Deadlines for H Block Auction
• UK MP Urges Criminal Prosecution of the Guardian
• Obama's PR Office Releases Statement Regarding NSA Surveillance of Merkel
• Supreme Court Denies Cert in Case Against Data Broker
• Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Internet Search Cases
• More Supreme Court Orders

Alert No. 2,615, Wednesday, October 23.
• Representatives Introduce Bill to Restrain Patent Assertion Entities
• Summary of the Innovation Act
• Commentary: Patent Reform, Demand Letters and Non-Litigation Tactics

Alert No. 2,614, Tuesday, October 22.
• Representatives Introduce Bill to Limit FDA Regulation of Medical Software
• Panel Discusses Medical Apps and FDA Regulation
• Bill Would Expand FCC E-Rate Subsidy Program to Cover More Health Services Providers
• Police Convention Focuses on Social Media and Other ICT Topics

Alert No. 2,613, Thursday, October 17.
• Republicans Query DHHS Regarding IT Failures in ObamaCare's FFM
• ITIF Releases Report on US EU TTIP Negotiations
• Supreme Court Declines Case Involving Domestic Industry Requirement of Section 337
• Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Technology Patents v. T-Mobile

Alert No. 2,612, Wednesday, October 16.
• Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Sony Computer Entertainment v. 1st Media
• Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Patent Reexamination Case
• Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Case Involving Rule 11 Sanctions and Fee Shifting in Patent Cases
• Supreme Court Ends Hartman's Claim to Have Invented the Internet
• Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Challenge to the AIA's False Marking Amendments

Alert No. 2,611, Wednesday, October 9.
• USTR Declines to Overturn USITC's Section 337 Samsung Exclusion Order
• Azevedo Addresses Innovation and Trade
• More Trade News (US EU TTIP, Obama on IPR in PRC, TPPA, Doha)
• President Obama Picks Yellen to be FRB Chairman
• GAO Issues Report on Shortage of Lithium-7

Alert No. 2,610, Tuesday, October 8.
• Rep. Sensenbrenner Presses DOJ for Answers to Questions About Section 215 Abuse
• US and UK Governments Target Tor Users
• Academics and Groups Fault President's Surveillance Review Process

Alert No. 2,609, Monday, October 7.
• ITIF Report Advocates Investment Tax Credit
• Reps. Latta and Green Introduce Bill to End FCC's Integration Ban
• Rep. Waxman Complains About Time Warner Cable
• Appropriations and the Judiciary
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,608, Wednesday, October 2.
• FTC to Seek to Compel Disclosures by Patent Assertions Entities
• Supreme Court Grants Cert in Case Involving Laches As Defense to Copyright Infringement
• Supreme Court to Examine Award of Attorney Fees in Patent Cases
• NTIA Announces Meeting on Copyright Policy
• More IP News
• FCC News
• Cyber Security News
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,607, Monday, September 30.
• Bill Baer Addresses Antitrust Remedies
• DOJ Civil Rights Division Targets IBM for Online Job Ads that Sought H1B and F1 Visa Holders
• FCC Adopts NPRM to Eliminate UHF Discount in National TV Ownership Rule
• USPTO to Remain Open in Event of No Appropriations Continuing Resolution
• FTC Shutdown Plan Provides for Continuing Operation

Alert No. 2,606, Friday, September 27.
• USTR Seeks Comments on Notorious Foreign Markets
• Sen. Rockefeller Queries Consumer Facing Web Sites About Their Data Collection and Sharing Practices
• NYT Reports Snowden Documents Show that NSA Graphs Social Connections and Whereabouts of Americans
• NIH Proposes to Create and Provide Access to a National Genome Database

Alert No. 2,605, Thursday, September 26.
• FCC Seeks Comments on Reimbursable Broadcaster and MVPD Costs
• FCC Grants Bloomberg Channel Placement Relief
• More FCC News
• NIST Has E-Mail Difficulties
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,604, Tuesday, September 24.
• 4th Circuit Holds that Facebook Liking of Political Candidates is Protected Free Speech
• House Passes Rare Earths Bill
• FCC News
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,603, Monday, September 23.
• Sen. Rockefeller Accuses Motorola Solutions of Undermining FirstNet
• Waxman and Eshoo Write FCC and NTIA Regarding First Responder Communications Failures
• MPAA Reports that Search Engines Facilitate Access to Infringing Video Content
• Clyburn Circulates AM Radio Regulatory Relief NPRM
• Clyburn and Smith Address Putting Radio Receivers in Phones
• New York Takes Action Against Writers of Fake Online Reviews
• More News

Alert No. 2,602, Tuesday, September 17.
• FCC Sets Auction Date and Rules for H Block Auction
• Relevant Dates and Deadlines for H Block Auction
• FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed COPPA Safe Harbor Program
• IRS Proposes Changing Rules for Research and Experimental Expenditures Credit
• Report Addresses Development of Cloud Computing in the PRC
• BIS Seeks Comments on Extending Rules That Restrict Exports of Certain IT Products
• More Trade News
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,601, Monday, September 16.
• House to Take Up Rare Earths Bill
• PCLOB Schedules Hearing and Comments Deadline Regarding Sections 215 and 702 Surveillance
• Sen. Franken Writes FTC Regarding Facebook's Expanding Use of Facial Recognition Technology
• EPIC Urges FTC to Take Action Against Facebook for Changes to Privacy Policy
• Obama Picks John Carlin to be Head of the DOJ's National Security Division
• More People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,600, Thursday, September 12.
• House Members Introduce Internet Tax Freedom Act Extension Bill
• California House Democrats Urge FCC to Amend Phone Location Detection Rules
• Rep. Upton and Rep. Walden Urge FCC to Apply Change to National Television Rule Prospectively Only

Alert No. 2,599, Wednesday, September 11.
• Rep. Eshoo Releases Draft of Bill to Alter Retransmission Consent Regime
• House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Video Marketplace
• House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Provide Greater Sanctions for Frivolous Complaints and Defenses

Alert No. 2,598, Tuesday, September 10.
• House Passes Bill to Consolidate FCC Market Reports
• FCC Seeks Comments on Mobile Device Location Surveillance Capabilities
• Lower 700 MHz Interoperability Agreement Announced
• Court of Appeals Hears Oral Argument in Verizon v. FCC
• More Communications News

Alert No. 2,597, Monday, September 9.
• District Court Issues Final Judgment in Apple E-Books Antitrust Case
• Yahoo Releases Surveillance Transparency Report
• Tech Companies Seek Permission to Release More Data on Government Surveillance
• Spiegel Reports that NSA Accesses Location Information and Data Stored on Smartphones
• FTC Brings and Settles Case Alleging Lax Security for IP Based Home Monitoring Camera System
• More News
• CSIS to Host Asian Architecture Conference

Alert No. 2,596, Thursday, September 5.
• FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 26 Meeting
• FCC Approves AT&T Verizon Grain Spectrum Transaction
• NYT Reports on NSA Encryption Cracking Tactics
• Commentary: Industry Cooperation on Surveillance
• Update on FTC v. LabMD

Alert No. 2,595, Wednesday, September 4.
• 2nd Circuit Rules on FCC's Program Carriage Rules
• FTC Administrative Complaint Asserts Authority to Regulate Data Security Practices
• 9th Circuit Affirms in Somers v. Apple

Alert No. 2,594, Tuesday, September 3.
• NIST Releases Cyber Security Standards Document
• NIST ISPAB to Hold Three Day Meeting
• NIST to Hold Workshop on Cloud Computing and Mobility

Alert No. 2,593, Monday, September 2.
• FCC Again Seeks Comments on Phone Bill Cramming
• Microsoft to Acquire Nokia's Handset Operations
• Verizon to Acquire Vodafone's Interest
• CBS Reaches Carriage Agreement with Time Warner Cable
• Clyburn Announces FCC Staff Appointments
• More People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,592, Thursday, August 29.
• GAO Reports on Patent Litigation Trends
• Summary of Pending Patent Reform Bills
• Washington Post Discloses Details from Leaked Copy of Budget Summary for the National Intelligence Program

Alert No. 2,591, Wednesday, August 28.
• 2nd Circuit Rejects Claim to Copyright in Legal Pleadings
• FCC Seeks Comments on FirstNet Matters Raised by NTIA
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,590, Tuesday, August 27.
• FTC Takes Action to End Fraudulent Billing Scam Affecting Android Devices
• FCC Adopts NPRM and Issues Freeze Regarding Emission Mask Requirements for 800 MHz Public Safety Spectrum
• FCC Further Delays AT&T ATNI Transaction
• More Spectrum News
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,589, Monday, August 26.
• USITC Releases First Report on Digital Trade
• WTO Announces Deputy DGs
• More Trade News
• SoundExchange Sues Sirius for Underpayment of Statutory Royalties
• More Intellectual Property News

Alert No. 2,588, Wednesday, August 7.
This issue contains the following items:
• CBS, Time Warner Cable, and Retransmission Consent
• Blocking Access to CBS.com and the FCC's Network Neutrality Regime
• Obama Snubs Putin Over Snowden Asylum
• Sen. Leahy and Sen. Graham Decry Lack of Accountability for Snowden's Disclosures
• CEA Study Finds Few People Rely on Over the Air Signals for TV

Alert No. 2,587, Tuesday, August 6.
This issue contains the following items:
• USTR Froman Disapproves USITC Exclusion Order in Samsung Apple Proceeding
• Senate Confirms Chen for Federal Circuit
• Obama Nominates Pharmaceutical Attorney for 9th Circuit
• Obama Nominates San Francisco City Attorney for Northern District of California
• Obama Announces DHS Nominations
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,586, Monday, August 5.
• Bezos to Buy Washington Post
• O'Rielly Nominated for Republican Position on FCC
• Senate Confirms Kieff for USITC
• Senate Confirms Sepulveda for Telecom Post at State Department
• Senate Confirms Comey to be FBI Director
• Winters Joins MPAA
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,585, Monday, July 22.
• Senate Confirms Russel for East Asia State Department Position
• EC Proposes Regulation of Fees for Card, Internet and Mobile Payments
• VP Biden Addresses Trade in India
• USTR Froman Laments Suspension of WTO ITA Talks
• More Trade News
• Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,584, Thursday, July 11.
• U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Meets In Washington
• House and Senate Pass Taiwan Observer Status Bill
• Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,583, Wednesday, July 10.
• District Court Finds that Apple Conspired to Raise E-Book Prices
• District Court Ruling in US v. Apple Boosts Plaintiffs' Prospects in Parallel Class Action

Alert No. 2,582, Tuesday, July 2.
• House Commerce Committee Makes Staff Changes
• Obama Nominates Two for Northern District of California Judgeships
• Pending Judicial Appointments
• More Judicial Appointments
• Obama Nominates McSweeny for FTC Commissioner
• More People and Appointments