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231 Articles match "Issues","Legislation"

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iPhone “Jailbreaking” is Fair Use
Copyright Office reviews the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and issues opinions on how it should be interpreted. Every three years, the U.S. The most talked about exception the Office recently released is its ruling on the legality of “jailbreaking” an iPhone. In releasing this opinion, the U.S. Considering that the U.S.
JetLawBlog - Saturday, July 31, 2010
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White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity
These missives, which can be issued by an FBI field office on its own authority, require the recipient to provide the requested information and to keep the request secret. It does not include, the lawyers hasten to point out, the "content" of e-mail or other Internet communication. Stewart A.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog - Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Wal-Mart is Watching You (or at Least What You’re Wearing).
Several states, including New York and Washington, have begun to issue driver’s licenses that contain RFID tags with unique ID numbers to make border-crossings easier for travelers. The stage is set for the next great privacy battle. Wal-Mart is testing whether these radio tags can serve a better function than simply tracking shipments.
JetLawBlog - Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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  • Lessig on Colbert: Congressional copyright legislation is an 'idiot issue'
    Lessig on Congress passing new laws to fight copyright infringement: "I want a Congress that focuses on real issues, not these idiot issues that are not really causing any problems at all." But that won't stop me from trying. 15:20). 15:50). 17:15.) Hopefully this is one of those times I confused the substance with the snark.
    Copyrights & Campaigns - Friday, January 9, 2009
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  • Anti-Spam Legislation and Pop-Up Advertising
    The legislative history of the Act revealed that e-mail is a communication sent "through an intermediary of an e-mail service provider" or "to an e-mail address" - defined in the Act as ""a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which e-mail may be sent or delivered.". Kaiser Wahab.
    BizMediaLaw - Sunday, February 6, 2005
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  • Legislation Would Help Save the Paper Boy (and Girl)
    Legislation to address this issue is badly needed. Massachusetts state Sen. Stanley C. Rosenberg of Northampton said today he would file a bill to help save the jobs of newspaper carriers. How many of us first learned the value of work delivering newspapers? They've been making some statements, taking some actions.
    Media Law - Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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  • EXIF and Beyond podcast/Photographers Discuss Orphan Works Legislation
    What's great about this podcast is that it is artists talking about issues of importance to artists, with no spin from Google's surrogates.
    Music Technology Policy - Friday, October 10, 2008
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  • Judge Refuses to Issue Monetary Sanctions in Music Piracy Case
    Tags: JETL career contracts copyright courts entertainment financial government intellectual property internet lawsuits legislation music technology Beckerman blog digital file sharing Kazaa Limewire monopoly p2p recording industry RIAA
    JetLawBlog - Friday, October 16, 2009
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  • Health Policy Ads on Broadcast Stations - Remember Your Public File Obligations
    As we have written before, broadcasters are required to keep in their public file information about advertising dealing with Federal issues - records as detailed as those kept for political candidates. Clearly, the health care issue is a Federal issue, as it is being considered by the US Congress in Washington.
    Broadcast Law Blog - Monday, July 27, 2009
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  • High School Coach Charged In Player’s Death
    If there were ever a sports issue that warranted some interference by lawmakers it would seem that standards for giving high school athletes water breaks would be one of them, especially considering the fact that there have been 114 heat- related deaths in football over the past fifty years. 8211; Josh Bohannon. Image Source.
    JetLawBlog - Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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  • Bob Barr takes on RealDVD case; ignores the real issues
    Former Republican Congressman and 2008 Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate  Bob Barr has a new issue: copyright law. This is a complicated case, and no one can do justice to all the issues in a single blog post (or op-ed). The product does nothing more than permit the purchaser to copy a DVD onto his or her own PC or laptop.
    Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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  • NAB President David Rehr to Leave - What's Next for His Replacement?
    One can only hope that the NAB acts quickly to replace Rehr with someone prepared to aggressively address the needs of an industry hobbled by the current economic climate, and challenged by regulatory issues that could further undermine the ability of radio and television operators to compete in today’s media marketplace.
    Broadcast Law Blog - Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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  • Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Broadcast Performance Royalty - With Issues Yet to Resolve
    Nevertheless, this is the first time that the Judiciary Committees in both Houses of Congress have approved the performance royalty, serving as a warning to broadcasters that this issue may well be moving to a showdown before the full House and Senate during the current session of Congress. Senator Feinstein also identified another issue.
    Broadcast Law Blog - Thursday, October 15, 2009
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