Lawmakers Sound Sympathetic to Internet Group
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In a sign that Internet giants will help drive the agenda in Washington, more than half a dozen lawmakers representing both sides of the aisle today paid homage to the $8 [...]
Bipartisan Group Calls for More Unlicensed Spectrum
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A group of 42 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, are urging the payroll tax cut conference committee to let the Federal Communications Commission make available more unlicensed spectrum, a key [...]
SOPA Halted in the House
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The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act has been stopped dead in its tracks in the House. Until there is broader consensus among the lawmakers about legislation that would crack down [...]
Rep. Smith to Remove Controversial Provision From SOPA
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The debate over how to crack down on foreign Web sites that steal U.S. content or sell counterfeit goods took yet another turn late Friday. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman [...]
Leahy Plans Amendment to Controversial Piracy Bill
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It looks like the aggressive campaign spearheaded by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., to change the course of debate in Congress over how to stop foreign [...]
Can Issa, Wyden Change Piracy Debate?
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The debate in Congress over the best way to shut down foreign websites that steal U.S. copyright material and sell counterfeit goods could be about to shift. At least that's [...]