Category Archives: Media

RRW/TPS Panel

“How the Tech Insudstry’s Anti-SOPA Tactics Changed Politics” ReadWriteWeb, June 8, 2012. Larry comments at Tech Policy Summit were quoted in this article on the new influence of tech companies in Washington following the defeat of SOPA and PIPA.

Forbes/Special Access

“The FCC Noses Under the Broadband Tent” Forbes, June 6, 2012. Larry warns of the dangers of continued efforts by the FCC to assert authority Congress never gave it over broadband Internet services and suppliers. An order circulated by Chairman Julius Genachowski asked the Commission to reconsider its hands-off policy to middle mile Internet services even as the market is maturing.

NJ/TPS

“Techies Agree–They Don’t Lobby Congress Enough” National Journal, June 6, 2012. Larry’s comments from a panel on SOPA/PIPA at Tech Policy Summit were quoted in this article on the changing relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington.

CNET/SB 1161

“Government Control of Net is Always a Bad Idea” CNET News.com, June 4, 2012. For CNET, Larry looks at a proposed California law that would prohibit the Public Utilities Commission from regulating Voice over Internet Protocol providers of phone services, and hears echoes of efforts by the U.N. to exert its influence as well.

TD/CR 3

“Resetting the Balance to Save Copyright” Techdirt, May 25, 2012. Part III of Larry’s Techdirt post proposes three simple fixes to the copyright system that would end most of the fighting between technology and media companies.

TD/CR 2

“You’re Only Making Things Worse for Yourselves, Media Industries” Techdirt, May 23, 2012. Part II of Larry’s Techdirt post on the decline of copyright looks at how the system has become imbalanced between the rights of creators and those of the public, and how the Mickey Mouse curve explains how it happened.