Bridge Span 13-17 The DMCA for Today and Tomorrow

Last week the USPTO and NTIA held a public meeting to discuss five copyright issues raised in the recent green paper titled “Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy” released by the Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force. The Green Paper, and the meeting, divides the discussion into five separate areas. One […]

December 18th, 2013 | Category: Communications policy, Intellectual property, Technology | Comments are closed

Bridge Span 13-15: Who Supports The New Attack on the Internet?

The data is in and there is little room for argument, elected officials who support the so-called “Marketplace Fairness Act,” which if enacted would allow states to collect sales tax on purchases from out-of-state retailers that do not have physical locations in their jurisdiction, will have few voters supporting them. In fact, […]

October 15th, 2013 | Category: Communications policy, Tax, Technology | Comments are closed

Bridge Span 13-14: Mobile Shout Out From the White House

An industry can take some comfort in its accomplishments when it is used as the benchmark for measuring success made affordable. As reported in late August President Obama was discussing health care insurance during a radio interview, when, in referencing the Affordable Care Act he said, “We were just talking […]

September 30th, 2013 | Category: Communications policy, Technology, Wireless | Comments are closed
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