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Copyright Office Recommends End to Compulsory Broadcast Licensing

Phil Britt
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September 21, 2011
Cable operators may be forced to negotiate copyright licenses directly with sports leagues and movie studios if Congress heeds the recommendations in a proposal from the U.S. Copyright Office.

FCC’s Request for Further AT&T Broadband Info ‘Unnecessary’

Phil Britt
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September 20, 2011
Fast on the heels of AT&T’s accidental release to the public of a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, the agency requested further economic information from the company to support

Police Immunity from Cell-Phone Recording Overturned by Court

Wendy McElroy
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September 19, 2011
On August 26 the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the Boston police for arresting a man who recorded their brutal treatment of a teenager.

Doesn’t the Government Know There Is Competition and Innovation in Wireless?

John Stephenson
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September 16, 2011
Strange as it may sound, the Pentagon City Mall in Arlington, Virginia is a perfect microcosm of the U.S. wireless industry.

Proposed California Amazon Tax Grants One-Year Exemption for Internet Retailers

Bruce Edward Walker
Phil Britt
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September 14, 2011
Internet retail giant Amazon.com has given up its battle against a proposed sales tax bill in California in return for a one-year window that grants Internet retailers a reprieve from collecting th

Illinois Smart Meters May Save Customers $2.8 Billion

Bruce Edward Walker
Kyle McGrath
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September 06, 2011
A third-party analysis commissioned by the Illinois-based Commonwealth Edison Company estimates the company’s 5.4 million Illinois utility customers could save $2.8 billion on electric bills over a

Intellectual Property: Silly or Sinister?

David K. Levine
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September 02, 2011
Imagine that some lobbyists have staked out part of Antarctica and brought suit in federal court against tourists who trespassed on “their” land.

Online Currencies on the Rise

Alyssa Carducci
Alyssa Carducci
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August 31, 2011
The Salt Lake City Deseret News reported this past July that WingCash is seeking regulatory approval in several states.

Dodd-Frank Amendment Hits Telecoms and Utilities

Alyssa Carducci
Alyssa Carducci
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August 30, 2011
Credit score disclosures for utilities and telecommunications companies are now required by an amendment to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

High Costs Preventing Conformance to Emergency Narrowband Deadline

Phil Britt
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August 29, 2011
The Federal Communication Commission’s mandate that all U.S.
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