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Does Anyone Understand The Internet?

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 04/21/2009

I’m beginning to think “no” is the definitive answer.  While most tend to understand the basic concepts of Internet connectivity and its associated parts, it…

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Broadband Stimulus Plan: Spend First, Ask Questions Later

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 04/13/2009

There has been some noise in technology circles the last week over the FCC comment period or Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in regards to the…

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Verizon, AT&T See the Regulation Writing On The Wall

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 03/31/2009

AT&T and Verizon are indicating that there is a chance that they will not seek funds from the broadband stimulus portion…

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Netflix Neutrality

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  • 03/27/2009

A little over a week ago, Netflix was berated by a user who assumed that the company was throttling his…

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Utah Gov. Vetoes Bad Gaming Bill, Self-Regulation Triumphs

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 03/26/2009

Last night, the first amendment, self-regulation, consumers, parents, entrepreneurs, gamers, and business won a huge victory in Utah. In early March, I posted about the…

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Al Gore Wants .eco Web Domain…

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 03/10/2009

Since Dot Eco TLD announced that they were seeking establishment as a top level domain (TLD) at ICANN’s (Internet Corporation for…

Regulatory Reform

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Utah: Rated R for Ridiculous

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 03/10/2009

Utah is on the verge of using it’s ‘Truth in Advertising’ bill to pass regulated enforcement of video game ratings.  The bill which was in…

Regulatory Reform

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What Does Norway’s Net Neutrality Mean for the U.S.?

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 03/02/2009

Hopefully nothing.  But international policy has a way of making waves on our shores; sort of a “Look what they’re doing in Europe, we should…

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More Behavorial Advertising Adventures

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 02/24/2009

Back in January I wrote about several advertising industry trade associations coming together to impose self-regulation in an attempt to deter…

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A Gamer Win For Parenting

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 02/23/2009

If you’ve followed my posts here at OpenMarket.org or at my personal site, you’re well aware of the fact that I…

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More Grand Theft Common Sense

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 02/20/2009

I used to think that the groups and individuals that sat around eagerly anticipating the launch of a new Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game were…

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Everything I Know About Construction I Learned In Business School

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 02/10/2009

Watching the news concerning all the jobs the stimulus bill will create, I began to notice a pattern.  Talking heads tell me that the stimulus…

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Usage Caps and the DLC Model

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 02/09/2009

I just read an intriguing post by Mike Masnick over at Techdirt.  Masnick points out that ISPs keep changing the definition…

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Broadband Stimulus Cut

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 02/07/2009

Bloomberg is reporting that an agreement on a stimulus package has been reached in the Senate.  Included in the compromise was…

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Senate Broad Stimulus & Avoiding Federal “Strings”

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 02/06/2009

Aside from the fact that the Senate lacks the necessary votes to pass its version of the stimulus, the bill does…

Regulatory Reform

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FACT Check the Internet’s Future

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 01/30/2009

The Future of American Communications (FACT) working group funded by the Media Democracy Fund released its official report on the 26th of January. The report,…

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Gateway Neutrality: Just A Taste

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 01/23/2009

Right behind the broadband stimulus goldmine within the Obama administrations stimulus plan sits Sec. 3102 (E). Sec. 3102 (E) is a fairly simple bit…

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$6 Billion For Broadband, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And LOL At The Recovery Act

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  • 01/16/2009

Speeding its way across the Internetz today are copies of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Eager policy analysts, lobbyists, and grassroots organizations…

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PEOTUS Behavioral Targeted Advertising Adventure

  • By: Nick Brown
  • 01/16/2009

The prevention of regulation and the Rule of Law pounding its mighty fist within a medium or sector of business is generally something that is…

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