With a number of Senators abandoning support for new online piracy laws, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is calling on Senate Democrats to reconsider bringing the controversial bill up for a vote. The PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) would block access to foreign websites that supporters claim are “dedicated to theft” and break U.S. copyright laws. […]
Tag Archives: Internet
FCC Chair Discusses Broadband Access, Affordability
This week, a coalition of call center operators promised to create 100,000 new American customer service jobs, many of which could be done from home. But unless Internet access is improved, those jobs will be off-limits to one third of the country. There are two hindrances to broadband. For 20 million Americans, there are no […]
Many Rural Homes Lack Broadband, Study Finds
The government’s broadband map charts Internet accessibility. It shows no coverage–wired or wireless–in portions of eastern and southern Kentucky.
Copyright, Free Culture & the Internet
So you’re hanging out with friends, shooting some video, just having a good time. You go home, do a little editing, set it to music, post-it on YouTube and… it’s taken down for copyright issues related to the music. And boy are you mad. Fast forward in time, you’ve just spent an untold amount of time on your personal masterpiece, a documentary that you’ve posted on your personal site. The next day, you see fragments of it used in another video on another site, and boy are you mad. But you can’t have it both ways, or can you? And should anything that is posted on the internet be fair game? Listen to the Show
Obama And Rural Broadband
Al Cross at the Rural Blog has a post about President-Elect Obama’s plans for improved broadband penetration. Obama mentioned the need to increase internet access in his press conference today (the one attended by Mayor Abramson).
No Layoffs Expected In Win.Net Bankruptcy
No layoffs or service interruptions are expected as a result of Win.Net’s bankruptcy filing this month.