Copyright Office Critiques Set-Top Box Order
Copyright Office sets the FCC straight on the nature of copyright law and fair use; piracy lobby objects loudly but wrongly.
Teaching the FCC to Think Outside the Box
Much to the dismay of the FCC, Comcast announced a deal with Samsung, Roku, and others to be named later that will allow consumers to eliminate cable boxes. The technology…
FCC Brief Painfully Wrong about DNS
The FCC’s response to the challenges to its latest Open Internet Order (OIO) completely misrepresents the nature of DNS and its role in the Internet. As a result, the brief…
The Internet Has Never Been Free of Borders
The New York Times ran an editorial Monday that displays a very poor understanding of both the inner workings of the Internet and the nature of intellectual property. Effectively, the…
Recent Blog Posts of Interest
This is a reminder that I post my policy-related work at The Innovation Files, the blog of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Here are some recent IF posts A…
Spectrum Reality
Now that a detente of sorts has been reached with Congressional efforts to muzzle some of the most egregious criminal sites on the Internet, attention came resume on some of…
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Last May and June, BBC aired a three part documentary by Adam Curtis on how computers are reshaping society called “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace.” The title…
Discussion Thread: Does DNS Filtering Break the Internet?
There’s a lot of controversy about the DNS filtering mandate proposed in two bills moving in the U. S. Congress, PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA) and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA.) This…