Posts tagged government
The Marketplace Fairness Act bill was voted on in the Senate on May 6, 2013. By a vote of 69-27, the Senate passed a bill on Monday that would require online retailers to collect and distribute sales taxes according to the tax laws of the fifty states.
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Posted by Fred, May 12, 2013
After a week of meetings, ICANN is still as complicated and ineffective as it was before, except the bad news is they’re getting ready for a huge expansion — feared to spell the end of the internet as we know it ::
* ICANN: Government representatives take a critical look at DNS blocking
* .XXX was just the beginning – get ready for 1934 new top level domains
* Lawsuits against ICANN and new TLDs start to roll in
* RAA negotiation updates and how it affects domainers
* SPECIAL: VIDEOS from the ICANN Meetings in Toronto
* ICANN 45 Toronto: Reg Levy of Minds + Machines
* ICANN’s Noah: Chehade’s 40-Day Report Card
* Alt root user suing ICANN over dot-Web
… and more
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Posted by Fred, October 21, 2012
In December, an organization of self-important, foreign bureaucrats will meet to decide the fate of the Internet. WCIT-12 is a landmark global treaty-making conference that will define the general principles for the provision and operation of international telecommunications networks around the world. Somehow they have the notion that the Internet is an entity that can be taken over by the United Nations.
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Posted by Safenetting, August 16, 2012
 Almost every day we get at least one new press release for this or that new cloud-based application. Yes, it’s the age of innovation. But are we innovating ourselves into a corner? What happens when the cloud goes away? Continue reading »
Posted by Fred, June 1, 2012
Last week a bill to restructure the Federal Communications Commission’s rulemaking process passed the House of Representatives, 247-174. The measure was supported by AT&T, the National Association of Broadcasters, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and Verizon Communications, all of which are major contributors to the bill’s 10 sponsors.
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Posted by InfoManager, April 7, 2012
Here comes another of those web dilemmas : who is right? The guys who want to protect U.S. ingenuity and creativity from being ripped off by counterfeiters … or the liberal press and the web sites who stand to make the most money from online pirating? It’s a tough decision. Are you for or against SOPA and PIPA? Wait, stop! First look at some facts . . .
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Posted by Fred, January 18, 2012
This is your opportunity to let your voice be heard and improve Internet security. The Domain Name Registrars and ICANN have failed to implement previously agreed upon law enforcement provisions to their contracts which improve accountability and help stop cybercriminals(1 ). Wednesday December 14
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Posted by Fred, December 13, 2011
The recent Katie Couric interview with Julian Assange of Wikileaks prompted me to ask some questions about journalism, the internet, and the difference between right and wrong
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Posted by Fred, December 18, 2010
The Digital Production BuZZ, the world’s only interactive talk radio show for digital production, post-production and distribution, aired a live interview with Eddie Schmidt, President of the Board of IDA (International Documentary Association) and an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker. Schmidt comes to the BuZZ to share his perspective on the recent copyright ruling favoring documentary filmmakers by the U.S. Copyright Office.
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Posted by Fred, August 29, 2010
On July 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit declared the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency policy to be unconstitutional. The opinion was rendered in the Fox Television Stations v. Federal Communications Commission case that had worked its way to the higher court.
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Posted by admin, July 18, 2010
iPad news flies around here this week … from legislation to wannabes …
* Congressmen Ask Apple To Explain Privacy Policy Changes
* Apple and AT&T hit with class-action lawsuit
* Apple iPad breaks three million sales in just 80 days
* God’s Ear: Italian Priest Bites the Apple
* Price War, E-Readers Go Below $200
* Office apps on the Apple iPad
* Nokia Tablet Set for Apple iPad Clash
* Farewell Once More, Sweet Unlimited 3G for the iPad
* How Microsoft foresaw — and still missed–the iPad
* New Yorker iPad magazine, based on Adobe
* Dr. Dobb’s: iPad, Android Tablets Rule
* After iPhone 4, What’s Next for Apple?
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Posted by Fred, June 27, 2010
Capitol hill briefing on pornorgaphy reveals brutal, addictive nature of today’s internet porn … Experts describe why federal obscenity laws that prohibit distribution of hardcore obscene material on the Internet must be enforced
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Posted by admin, June 18, 2010
We haven’t run our Net Neutrality reports for some time, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a festering issue. There have been some developments, and maybe it’s time to get brought up to date.
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Posted by Fred, June 8, 2010
If government is a platform, and Gov 2.0 is the next release, how can we make it one that shakes up–and reshapes–the world?
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Posted by admin, March 28, 2010
While Microsoft slams Mac for being “expensive” we wonder what they mean by “expensive”? Microsoft and Windows has caused the Pentagon to spend $100 million on Cyberattacks in the last 6 months. This Associated Press article provides stark reality to the difference between Mac OS and others. Continue reading »
Posted by Fred, April 11, 2009
