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“Larry Downes on the Movement for Internet Freedom,” The National Review, Jan. 31, 2012. The National Review’s Reihan Salam has kind words for Larry’s controversial article on the growth of a “bitroots” movement and its future after the SOPA/PIPA fight. |
Category Archives: Media
CNET/Lifeline
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“FCC Reforms Phone Subsidy Program,” CNET News.com, Jan. 31, 2012. Larry contributed extensively to this article by Maggie Reardon looking at long-overdo reforms to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund and in particular the Lifeline and Linkup programs. |
NP/SOPA
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“The Internet’s Collectivist Blarney,” The National Post, Jan. 27, 2012. The National Post’s Terrence Corcoran takes issue with Larry’s view of the emerging political identity of Internet users. |
Techdirt/Forbes SOPA
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“Once More with Feeling: It Wasn’t Silicon Valley or Google that Stopped SOPA/PIPA, it was the Internet,” Techdirt, Jan. 26, 2012. Techdirt picks up the themes from Larry’s much-discussed Forbes article arguing that Internet users became the definitive force behind the successful campaign to stop quick passage of new copyright laws. |
CATO/SOPA
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“Unintended Consequences of the Rogue Website Crackdown,” Cato Institute, Jan. 19, 2012. Larry participated in this SRO briefing for Congressional staff to discuss the dangers of pending new copyright legislation, which also featured speakers from the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation. |
HuffPo/BB
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“Remember Customer Service? Me Neither,” The Huffington Post, Jan. 5, 2012. The Huffington Post’s Ann Brenoff weighs in on Larry’s controversial Best Buy article and the decline of customer service. |
