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Small Web Publishers Head to the Hill Will push politicians to consider potential impacts of new Internet rules

Small Web publishers will descend on Washington in the first week of June (June 4-5) to play the economic hero card. They hope to make the case to politicians that…

May 25 2012

TV Nets Sue Dish Over Auto Hop 'We had no choice,' Fox said

You could see the lawsuits coming the second Dish Network announced Auto Hop, a feature that allows viewers to skip commercials entirely when they play a program back on their…

May 24 2012

Lawmakers Praise Twitter, but Have Questions Too Social networking service has until June 15 to answer queries

Twitter scored a lot of points in Washington recently when it publicly came out in support of the government's Do Not Track policy recommendation for Web companies. But that doesn't…

May 24 2012

Antitrust Senator Raises Concerns Over Verizon Cable Deals Stops short of recommending regulators block them

Critics of Verizon Wireless' $3.9 billion spectrum purchase and marketing and joint venture deals with the nation's largest cable companies may have just won a powerful ally in their fight…

May 24 2012

Proponents of Tougher Intellectual Property Law Try to Shift Debate U.S. Chamber IP study details IP contribution to jobs, economy

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joined by three senators, today reopened the debate over protecting U.S. intellectual property with a new report connecting the IP economy with jobs. It was the…

May 23 2012

Broadcasters, Aereo to Face Off Next Week Over Copyrights Stakes are high for preserving broadcast business model

Broadcasters will face off with pay TV upstart Aereo next week over claims that Aereo is retransmitting TV signals without permission in violation of the U.S. Copyright Act. The U.S. District…

May 23 2012

Broadcasters Take FCC to Court Over Political Ad Disclosure Rule NAB alleges rule is 'arbitrary and capricious'

Broadcasters wasted no time challenging the Federal Communications Commission's recent rule requiring TV stations to put their political advertising files online. The National Association of Broadcasters filed an appeal in the…

May 22 2012

EU Antitrust Officials Seek Remedies From Google Google has weeks to respond to EU or face proceedings

The European Union Monday put more pressure on Google to come up with "remedies" to its concerns that Google may be abusing its market power. In a letter to Larry…

May 21 2012

Cable Companies to Expand WiFi Nationwide deal is largest Internet service pact ever

Five of the nation's largest cable companies have agreed to connect their WiFi networks, giving their Internet customers access to metro WiFi through more than 50,000 hotspots in the New…

May 21 2012

Skechers Pulls Shoes Ahead of Ad Industry Review Company may have seen the writing on the wall

Skechers, the fitness shoemaker that just agreed to a $40 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over deceptive advertising charges, quietly pulled its toning shoe for girls from its…

May 17 2012

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