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"The Role of the Obama Administration's IP Enforcement Program" on September 14th, 2010
For the first time, a presidential administration has prioritized enforcement of the intellectual property rights by appointing a high-level administration official charged with coordinating policy and enforcement. Join a wide-ranging discussion on how the Obama Administration is approaching international and domestic controversies surrounding intellectual property.
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"Title I, Title II,
What's next for Broadband Reclassification?" on September 21, 2010
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in the Comcast v. FCC has opened the door to the appropriate manner by which broadband providers will be regulated. Is Title II once again in the future for information providers? Does Title I permit adequate safeguards for consumers, and for the government? And what of the ‘Third Way’? How well will it meet the needs of broadband providers and users? "
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Video of the most recent Broadband Breakfast Club of July 20th, 2010, "The Smart Grid, Telecommunications & the Electric Infrastructure" is available here
Video of the Intellectual Property Breakfast Club of July 13, 2010, "The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" is available here
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Broadband Calendar, Broadband TV, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks September 8th, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 8, 2010 – The internet and intellectual property news service BroadbandBreakfast.com is offering free tickets to the first event in its Fall Intellectual Property Breakfast Club series, “Will the Obama Administration's Intellectual Property Czar Crush Internet Piracy?”
The event, on Tuesday, September 14, will feature top officials from the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Public Knowledge and the Future of Music Coalition. Register for Free.
Copyright, Intellectual Property, International September 8th, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, September 7, 2010 – U2’s band manager Paul McGuinness has once again lit up the debate over who and what’s responsible for the decline of the music industry.
Intellectual Property, Patents September 7th, 2010
The idea of a single process to apply for and enforce patents across the European Union appeared to receive a further boost on its continuing spiral down into the dustbin of history last week as a new report surfaced that seven EU countries oppose it.
Copyright, Intellectual Property, International September 7th, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, September 7, 2010 – International trade negotiators have dropped a controversial secondary liability provision regarding online copyright infringement.
Broadband's Impact September 7th, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 7, 2010 – Seth Cooper has joined the Free State Foundation think tank as a full-time research fellow.
Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, Education, FCC, Health, Minority, Mobile Broadband, National Broadband Plan, Tribal Broadband, Universal Service, Wireless September 7th, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 7, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission late last week laid out part of its plan to reform the universal service fund.
Broadband's Impact, Expert Opinion, National Broadband Plan, Universal Service September 7th, 2010
Join the cause to bring home the internet to mom and the kids on the farm. BIHT’M (Bring Internet Home to Mom) leads the fight to reconnect a mother with her property, relations and the world around her.
Copyright, Europe, Intellectual Property, International September 3rd, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, September 3, 2010 — A widely-circulated report about fake online copyright infringement e-mail notifications from French authorities demanding the payment of fines looks as if it is actually part of an underground misinformation campaign designed to sow confusion.
Broadband Updates, FCC, Fiber, National Broadband Plan, Universal Service September 3rd, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission has updated its latest report on Internet access service subscribership, revealing that only 44 percent of fixed communications connections to households met or exceeded the agency’s target speed for universal access.
Broadband's Impact, Cybersecurity, International, Mobile Broadband, Wireless September 3rd, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2010 – The Indian government has announced that it will give notice to all communications services that it would like access to their networks.
Copyright, Intellectual Property, International September 2nd, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2, 2010 – U.S. trade negotiators participating in talks with their European, Japanese and other other global counterparts blocked the online publication of the latest draft of a controversial anti-counterfeiting and piracy agreement.
Mobile Broadband, Net Neutrality, Wireless September 2nd, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – Massachusetts Democrat Sen. John Kerry has issued a statement strongly in support of network neutrality.
Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, FCC, Net Neutrality September 2nd, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – While the Federal Communications Commission stopped holding talks on the issue of network neutrality in the aftermath of the Google- Verizon policy pact, a number of stakeholders have gotten together at the Information Technology Industry Council to hold new talks.
Net Neutrality September 2nd, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – The request for comments by the Federal Communications Commission on the managed services aspect on the open internet has received mixed reactions from members of Congress.
Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, Education, FCC, Minority September 2nd, 2010
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – The Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights has offered its suggestions to the government on how to improve the access of low-income, minority and other underserved communities to important communications services like broadband.
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