The merits of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty are currently being debated in Geneva, Switzerland. PK's own Sherwin Siy is there with the low-down on the first day of the Second SCCR Special Session.

Digital preservation, online sharing, website archiving: these are just a few of the issues not addressed in USC Title 17 S. 108. PK's Brendan Ballou talks with James Neal, a member of the Section 108 study group and Director of Columbia University’s libraries, about the future of course packs on- and off-line.

Digital preservation, online sharing, website archiving: these are just a few of the issues not addressed in USC Title 17 S. 108. PK's Brendan Ballou talks with Peter Hirtle, Intellectual Property Officer at the Cornell University Libraries, to talk about the challenges posed for those studying the issue and how they plan to address it.

Last month, Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) [introduced HR 2033], the "Design Piracy Prohibition Act," to the House Judiciary Committee to extend copyright protection to the fashion industry. In this episode of the In The Know Podcast, PK's Alex Curtis discusses the implications of fashion copyright with Christopher Sprigman, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Virginia.

PK's Alex Curtis discusses 700MHz spectrum reform with Media Access Project's Harold Feld.

• PK and Friends Lead Effort For Open Wireless Internet
• Net Neutrality on FCC Agenda
• Fashion and Patents Latest Legislative Efforts

• PK Gets Sirius About Satellite Radio
• Maryland Broadband Legislation Killed
• Google Sued By Viacom

• Net Neutrality Campaign Begins
• CES Dazzles Again
• WIPO Broadcast Treaty Trudges Onward

• Congress Looks To New Lineup
• Library of Congress Grants Some DMCA Exemptions
• Consumer Groups Ask for CableCard Action

• House Panel Sets Aside Copyright Bill
• IP3 Awards Winners Announced

• Senate Committee Ties On Net Neutrality
• Gigi On Capitol Hill: Testifies on Analog Hole and Broadcast Flag
• Filmmakers Visit Hill for Orphan Works
• It's time for the IP (3) Awards

• Net Neutrality Bill Waits Further Action
• WIPO Broadcast Treaty Split
• Cornyn Introduces Open Access Bill

• House Committee Approves Telecom Bill
• Amazon, Google and Yahoo! Targeted
• Senate Panel Tries Again on Content Controls
• Gigi Named EFF Pioneer

• House Subcommittee Approves Telecom Bill
• Senate Panel Hears About Orphan Works

• Net Neutrality Provisions in House Bill Draft Seen As Weak
• Something Different -- House Panel Hears Testimony on Content

• Net Neutrality Legislation Creeps Along
• Documentary Filmmakers and PK Support Orphan Works Certainty

• Net Neutrality Enters Murky Legislative State
• WIPO Webcasting Treaty Debated

• We Finally Get to Testify -- on Video Franchising
• PK Issues Major Net Neutrality Study
• Senate Panel Takes Up Net Neutrality
• Trademark Dilution Legislation gets Amended]

• Gigi Hill Testimony Postponed
• Sununu Comments Highlight Senate Broadcast Flag Hearing
• PK Weighs In on Flag
• PK Praises Orphan Works Report, Wants More Certainty

Contents:

• Setting the Scene -- Our Overview of the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show
• CES From the Podium -- Where Policy and Gadgets Mingle
• CES From the Floor -- A Closer Look of the Best Gadgets

• FCC Closes DSL Networks
• Google Suspends "Google Print" Project
• CD Burning Raises RIAA's Ire

• FCC Deregulation of Telcos Update
• Senators Want Answers on P2P Problems
• Ensign Introduces Major Telecom Legislation
• Orphan Works Roundtable Strives for Consensus

• PK Proposes Principles for Open Broadband
• Congress Considers DTV Options
• Details for Orphan Works Panel Released
• Stay In the Know with PK's RSS Feeds

• Supreme Court Rules on Grokster
• More Chills from Brand X
• Broadcast Flag Stalled
• Orphan Works Roundtable Planned
• Stay In the Know with PK's RSS Feeds

• Note to Congress: Fold Up the Flag
• Setting a Hard Date for DTV
• Waiting For...
• Patent Bill Introduced
• Stay In the Know with PK's RSS Feeds

• Revenge of the Myth
• Boucher Backed in Letter to Hill
• DTV Hearings Start
• Stay In the Know with PK’s RSS Feeds