PROTECT IP

Why Big Media Is Going Nuclear Against The DMCA

6:34 am PST • November 6, 2011

When Congress updated copyright laws and passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998, it ushered an era of investment, innovation and job creation.  In the decade since, companies like Google, YouTube…

Why Big Media Is Going Nuclear Against The DMCA

Kill Switch

12:40 pm PDT • November 1, 2011

The so-called PROTECT IP act is under fire again as it enters the process of becoming law. We’ve talked about it on this blog before and no doubt the discussion…

Kill Switch

Apparently “innocent until proven guilty” isn’t going to hold up well on the interwebs. At least not according to a group called Demand Progress, who claims that the upcoming House…

PROTECT IP Opponents Claim Upcoming House Version May Hurt Twitter, YouTube, Facebook

The COICA bill, a piece of legislation that would eliminate a good deal of due process and free speech guarantees on the internet, is being succeeded by a new bill,…