The Open Market Blog

• By: Hans Bader
• 06/24/2008

Alex Harris notes that hypocrisy can affect obscenity prosecutions, at the expense of free expression.  He quotes a lawyer who observes that  “Time and time again you’ll have…

• By: Alex Harris
• 06/24/2008

The New York Times has an interesting – and somewhat amusing – article today about a novel defense being tried in an online…

• By: Alex Harris
• 06/24/2008

Responding to calls from special interest groups, the FCC will begin an investigation of product placements in TV shows, the Wall Street Journal…

• By: Alex Harris
• 06/23/2008

CNET reports that a new generation of advertising companies are set to create “social ads,” targeted to those who have the greatest influence over…

• By: Alex Harris
• 06/23/2008

CNET reports that “a group including Equifax, Google, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, and PayPal, plus nine leaders in the technology community announced on Monday the…

• By: Alex Harris
• 06/23/2008

Ars reports that the FCC has started a public comment cycle on Chairman Martin’s plan to turn 25 MHz of the prized 2.1GHz band…