Last week (January 7-11), Las Vegas hosted the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, the annual trade show where tech companies present their latest gadgets and gizmos. Speculation about which company will have the largest, sharpest, thinnest, displays or the latest bells and whistles for their mobile handsets dominates the tech world for weeks leading up to CES, and the show officially begins the conversation for consumer tech for the year. Walking the convention center floor and playing with the newest in consumer tech is a tech fanboy/fangirl’s dream come true. Public Knowledge sent a delegation to the show this year and was encouraged by the energy of the attendants not only with regard to tech devices but especially toward tech policy.
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Last week (January 7-11), Las Vegas hosted the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, the annual trade show where tech companies present their latest gadgets and gizmos. Speculation about which company will have the largest, sharpest, thinnest, displays or the latest bells and whistles for their mobile handsets dominates the tech world for weeks leading up to CES, and the show officially begins the conversation for consumer tech for the year. Walking the convention center floor and playing with the newest in consumer tech is a tech fanboy/fangirl’s dream come true. Public Knowledge sent a delegation to the show this year and was encouraged by the energy of the attendants not only with regard to tech devices but especially toward tech policy.
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On today's podcast we discuss AT&T violating the Open Internet rules by blocking FaceTime, Fox trying to make it illegal to skip commercials, gouging families of prisoners, the return of fashion copyright, and Makerbot's open source hardware moment.
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Most people who know of Makerbot know them as a one of the leaders in the home 3D printing market. Fewer people realize that they are also one of the highest profile examples of another movement: open source hardware. Like open source software, the open source hardware community makes its plans freely available – and usable – to the general public. This strategy was recently put to the test when another company tried to use Makerbot's plans to make a Makerbot replica – and sell it for 2/3 of the price.
Open Source Hardware
Most people who know of Makerbot know them as a one of the leaders in the home 3D printing market. Fewer people realize that they are also one of the highest profile examples of another movement: open source hardware. Like open source software, the open source hardware community makes its plans freely available – and usable – to the general public. This strategy was recently put to the test when another company tried to use Makerbot's plans to make a Makerbot replica – and sell it for 2/3 of the price.
Open Source Hardware
Most people who know of Makerbot know them as a one of the leaders in the home 3D printing market. Fewer people realize that they are also one of the highest profile examples of another movement: open source hardware. Like open source software, the open source hardware community makes its plans freely available – and usable – to the general public. This strategy was recently put to the test when another company tried to use Makerbot's plans to make a Makerbot replica – and sell it for 2/3 of the price.
Open Source Hardware
Most people who know of Makerbot know them as a one of the leaders in the home 3D printing market. Fewer people realize that they are also one of the highest profile examples of another movement: open source hardware. Like open source software, the open source hardware community makes its plans freely available – and usable – to the general public. This strategy was recently put to the test when another company tried to use Makerbot's plans to make a Makerbot replica – and sell it for 2/3 of the price.
Open Source Hardware
While much attention has focused on whether European antitrust regulators will allow the major label Universal to buy one of its competitors, EMI, the proposed merger has also attracted the attention of US antitrust authorities in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Senate. In the US context, this merger bears some important similarities to recent proceedings like the Comcast/NBCU merger and the failed AT&T/T-Mobile merger.
Universal/EMI and AT&T/T-Mobile: Taking Over a Maverick Competitor
While much attention has focused on whether European antitrust regulators will allow the major label Universal to buy one of its competitors, EMI, the proposed merger has also attracted the attention of US antitrust authorities in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Senate. In the US context, this merger bears some important similarities to recent proceedings like the Comcast/NBCU merger and the failed AT&T/T-Mobile merger.
Universal/EMI and AT&T/T-Mobile: Taking Over a Maverick Competitor
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Universal/EMI and AT&T/T-Mobile: Taking Over a Maverick Competitor
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Universal/EMI and AT&T/T-Mobile: Taking Over a Maverick Competitor
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Public Knowledge is excited to be part of the 91 organizations and 38 influencers signing on to the Declaration of Internet Freedom, which launched today.
As Cory Doctorow succinctly put it, “There is no copyright policy, only Internet policy; there is no Internet policy, only policy.” Today’s focus on increased IP enforcement will have a dramatic impact on the way people interact with the most democratic communications platform that has ever existed: the internet. Disproportionate IP enforcement will stifle creativity and create gatekeepers that block the free flow of information online.
Public Knowledge is excited to be part of the 91 organizations and 38 influencers signing on to the Declaration of Internet Freedom, which launched today.
As Cory Doctorow succinctly put it, “There is no copyright policy, only Internet policy; there is no Internet policy, only policy.” Today’s focus on increased IP enforcement will have a dramatic impact on the way people interact with the most democratic communications platform that has ever existed: the internet. Disproportionate IP enforcement will stifle creativity and create gatekeepers that block the free flow of information online.
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As Cory Doctorow succinctly put it, “There is no copyright policy, only Internet policy; there is no Internet policy, only policy.” Today’s focus on increased IP enforcement will have a dramatic impact on the way people interact with the most democratic communications platform that has ever existed: the internet. Disproportionate IP enforcement will stifle creativity and create gatekeepers that block the free flow of information online.
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As Cory Doctorow succinctly put it, “There is no copyright policy, only Internet policy; there is no Internet policy, only policy.” Today’s focus on increased IP enforcement will have a dramatic impact on the way people interact with the most democratic communications platform that has ever existed: the internet. Disproportionate IP enforcement will stifle creativity and create gatekeepers that block the free flow of information online.
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President and CEO Gigi Sohn's oral testimony is available as a PDF here. The written testimony, available below, is also available as a PDF here.
Testimony of Gigi B. Sohn
President, Public Knowledge
Before the
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Energy and
Commerce
Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology
Hearing On:
“The Future of Video”
Washington, DC
June 27, 2012
I Can Use A Banana to Rob a Bank: Why We Don’t Ban Things Just Because They Can Be Misused
Follow @mweinbergpkEarlier this week, YouTube-MP3.org announced that it had received a letter from YouTube essentially asking them to shut down. YouTube-MP3.org was a site that allowed you to strip audio from a YouTube video and save it as an MP3. Yesterday, it came to light that CNET had received a similar request from the RIAA to remove software from its popular Download.com site that performed the same purpose. These requests are dumb.
Software That Downloads YouTube Videos Has Many Legitimate Uses
Earlier this week, YouTube-MP3.org announced that it had received a letter from YouTube essentially asking them to shut down. YouTube-MP3.org was a site that allowed you to strip audio from a YouTube video and save it as an MP3. Yesterday, it came to light that CNET had received a similar request from the RIAA to remove software from its popular Download.com site that performed the same purpose. These requests are dumb.
Software That Downloads YouTube Videos Has Many Legitimate Uses
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Senate IPEC Hearing Discusses China and Bad Medicine, Ignores Past Crackdowns on Legitimate Sites
Follow @GriffenPKOn May 9, 2012 the Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) with Victoria Espinel as the sole witness. This position coordinates the work done by different government agencies to combat intellectual property theft. The May 9 hearing was the committee’s third oversight hearing on IP enforcement. The hearing was nothing to write home about, which was unfortunate for a few reasons. First of all, it was primarily a Democratic Senatorial event. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the committee’s Ranking Member was the only Republican senator present, and he left after his opening statement. The other senators present apart from Grassley and Chairman Leahy (D-VT) were retiring Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Al Franken (D-MN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). Second, the two stars of the show were counterfeit pharmaceuticals and China.
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On May 9, 2012 the Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) with Victoria Espinel as the sole witness. This position coordinates the work done by different government agencies to combat intellectual property theft. The May 9 hearing was the committee’s third oversight hearing on IP enforcement. The hearing was nothing to write home about, which was unfortunate for a few reasons. First of all, it was primarily a Democratic Senatorial event. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the committee’s Ranking Member was the only Republican senator present, and he left after his opening statement. The other senators present apart from Grassley and Chairman Leahy (D-VT) were retiring Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Al Franken (D-MN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). Second, the two stars of the show were counterfeit pharmaceuticals and China. [#title] => [#description] => [#printed] => 1 ) [#title] => [#description] => [#children] =>
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Last month the world of Open Source Hardware descended on Washington as part of OH/DC. The goal of the event was to begin to introduce policymakers to the Open Source Hardware movement. Enthusiasts, educators, businesspeople, and academics came together on panels and during demonstrations to explain just what Open Source Hardware is all about.
If you could not make it to the event, you can catch up below with pictures, video, and audio.
Last month the world of Open Source Hardware descended on Washington as part of OH/DC. The goal of the event was to begin to introduce policymakers to the Open Source Hardware movement. Enthusiasts, educators, businesspeople, and academics came together on panels and during demonstrations to explain just what Open Source Hardware is all about.
If you could not make it to the event, you can catch up below with pictures, video, and audio.
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Last month the world of Open Source Hardware descended on Washington as part of OH/DC. The goal of the event was to begin to introduce policymakers to the Open Source Hardware movement. Enthusiasts, educators, businesspeople, and academics came together on panels and during demonstrations to explain just what Open Source Hardware is all about.
If you could not make it to the event, you can catch up below with pictures, video, and audio.
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Last month the world of Open Source Hardware descended on Washington as part of OH/DC. The goal of the event was to begin to introduce policymakers to the Open Source Hardware movement. Enthusiasts, educators, businesspeople, and academics came together on panels and during demonstrations to explain just what Open Source Hardware is all about.
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