Policy & Law Archive

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  Apple and Samsung mediation scheduled for May 21st and 22nd

  By Jamie Keene on April 28, 2012 02:19 pm + 33 comments

  Following Judge Lucy Koh's order that Samsung and Apple must go to mediation to resolve their Continue reading…

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  FCC now requiring phone providers to clearly identify third-party charges

  By Scott Lowe on April 28, 2012 04:42 am + 2 comments

  In its ongoing efforts to bring clarity to consumer's phone bills, the FCC has enacted new rules r Continue reading…

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  Federal ban on cellphone use while driving sought by US Transportation Secretary

  By Scott Lowe on April 28, 2012 01:24 am + 76 comments

  New legislation proposed by US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood aims to elevate state bans on Continue reading…

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  Oracle and Google rest in copyright trial; Oracle CFO says 'it's hard to compete with free'

  By Bryan Bishop on April 27, 2012 05:25 pm + 172 comments

  It's been an eventful week in the Oracle vs. Google trial; we've seen Eric Schmidt, three days of A Continue reading…

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  Amazon to begin collecting sales tax in Texas as part of new settlement

  By Adi Robertson on April 27, 2012 03:25 pm + 137 comments

  Amazon's tax status has long been a sore point for local and national governments. The online Continue reading…

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  The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: CISPA explained

  By T.C. Sottek on April 27, 2012 01:51 pm + 21 comments

  Following its failure to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the second session of the 112th Continue reading…

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  AT&T stockholders vote down net neutrality measure by overwhelming margin

  By Adi Robertson on April 27, 2012 01:31 pm + 39 comments

  It looks like AT&T didn't have anything to worry about when Beastie Boys member Mike D and other Continue reading…

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  Google agrees to pay $25,000 fine to put FCC investigation 'behind it'

  By Andrew Webster on April 27, 2012 10:16 am + 34 comments

  Earlier this month Google was hit with a $25,000 fine from the FCC for impeding an investigation Continue reading…

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  US House passes controversial CISPA cybersecurity bill, now on to the Senate

  By T.C. Sottek on April 26, 2012 06:38 pm + 148 comments

  The US House of Representatives has just passed the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Continue reading…

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  Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz testifies for Google in Oracle trial

  By Bryan Bishop on April 26, 2012 04:13 pm + 71 comments

  The copyright phase of the Oracle and Google trial has been going on for almost two weeks now, but Continue reading…