Blog Google to Anonymize Viacom Data By: Alex Harris 07/15/2008 Viacom has just agreed to let Google anonymize the data it will be handing over to Viacom as part of the copyright infringement lawsuit…
Blog FCC Declines to Hammer Localism Issue By: Alex Harris 07/14/2008 On Friday, the FCC rejected complaints from public interest groups whining that some Chicago and Milwaukee stations did not give a lot of coverage…
Blog NFL Network Angry Again By: Alex Harris 07/14/2008 The NFL Network (NFLN) has been quite aggressive in its demands for cable providers to include it in their lineups. Back in 2006, Adam Thierer…
Blog Patent Loophole Used to Stifle Competition By: Alex Harris 07/14/2008 According to tech news site ArsTechnica, Companies looking for a competitive edge over their rivals have in recent years been making use of a…
Blog More USF Troubles By: Alex Harris 07/14/2008 I reported earlier on the failings of the Universal Service Fund. Now, the convoluted transfer scheme has a new critic: the GAO. The…
Blog Bill to Ban Wireless Tax Hikes By: Alex Harris 07/11/2008 Senators Ron Wyden and Olympia Snowe are proposing a bill that would ban state and local governments from raising taxes on cell phones any…