http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/ Policy Fugue - Tracking the loveless marriage of technology and government. en-us 2009-11-19T12:15:55-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/schmidt-otellini-join-tech-lob.html The chief executives of Google and Intel have joined the executive committee of TechNet, a lobbying group representing the technology industry. TechNet announced the appointments of Google's Eric Schmidt and Intel's Paul Otellini along with word that Rey Ramsey would... Kenneth Corbin 2009-11-19T12:15:55-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/obama-takes-internet-freedom-m.html In a town hall meeting with university students in Shanghai Monday morning, President Obama tried to strike a diplomatic tone when asked about his views on China's less-than-stellar record on Internet censorship. "I've always been a strong supporter of open... Kenneth Corbin 2009-11-16T18:07:28-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/lawmakers-set-to-probe-broadba.html Next week is shaping up to be a busy one for the tech industry on the Hill, with at least four hearings slated to examine a variety of issues, some with bills attached, others with legislation still being drafted. Tuesday... Kenneth Corbin 2009-11-13T18:29:54-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/groups-mount-preemptive-strike.html There's not even an official merger yet, but already an opposition coalition is preparing for a big fight. Taking aim at the widely anticipated but still-unannounced merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, media-reform group and Washington busybody Free Press today... Kenneth Corbin 2009-11-13T16:59:19-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/kerry-backing-bill-to-boost-el.html Sen. John Kerry is continuing his push to accelerate the adoption of electronic medical records. The Massachusetts Democrat on Tuesday introduced legislation to spur family doctors and small-scale practitioners to migrate their paper records to digital format, a goal that... Kenneth Corbin 2009-11-11T18:53:49-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/googles-revised-book-search-ag.html For parties concerned with the outcome of the Google Book Search saga, today was supposed to be a big day. But alas, the high drama that was expected to accompany the release of a revised settlement agreement with authors and... Kenneth Corbin 2009-11-09T17:33:20-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/senate-committee-clears-data-b.html A pair of bills that would require businesses to notify consumers in the event of a data breach cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, moving on to the full Senate for consideration. The Data Breach Notification Act, sponsored by Dianne... Kenneth Corbin 2009-11-05T18:55:53-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/spectrum-showdown-broadcasters.html We're well accustomed to thinking of spectrum as a limited resource. You simply can't create more airwaves. And if there's been one consistent refrain from the wireless industry in recent years, it is that the government agencies overseeing spectrum need... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-28T18:26:51-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/myspace-firing-up-the-rumor-mi.html It's no secret that MySpace has been undergoing something of an identity crisis. The company that deserves credit as the first blockbuster social networking site has been overtaken by Facebook in terms of traffic and legitimacy, and Twitter by measure... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-28T10:29:07-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/fcc-links-to-digg-like-comment.html When the Federal Communications Commission resolved last week to begin drafting Net neutrality rules, Chairman Julius Genachowski promised that the agency would go out of its way to invite comments from all interested parties and make its rule-making process one... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-27T13:11:01-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/illinois-sheriff-drops-craigsl.html A federal judge has dismissed the case an Illinois sheriff brought against Craigslist to force it to remove its adult services listings. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart filed the lawsuit in March, calling Craigslist the "largest source of prostitution in... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-23T13:02:53-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/mccain-lashes-back-with-bill-t.html I don't have any skin in the Net neutrality debate. Of course, my livelihood depends on the Web, but I tend to fall somewhere in between the shrieking extremists of the argument who claim that Net neutrality rules or, variously,... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-22T19:57:58-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/gop-opposition-to-net-neutrali.html The Federal Communications Commission has gotten another earful from GOP lawmakers who oppose Chairman Julius Genachowski's plan to initiate a rule-making procedure to strengthen the commission's stance on Net neutrality. In a letter dated Tuesday, 18 Senate Republicans prevailed on... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-14T15:39:15-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/doj-sues-to-force-att-to-dives.html The Department of Justice's antitrust chief today offered another reminder that there's a new sheriff in town, and that this administration is going to take a much more active role in policing markets to keep them competitive. The DoJ today... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-13T18:00:06-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/10/ftc-workshops-a-journalism-bai.html The Federal Trade Commission's plan to hold a two-day series of workshops in December regarding the impact of the Internet on the news industry has drawn howls of protest from bloggers and other new-media merchants who resent the obvious significance... Kenneth Corbin 2009-10-12T19:36:18-05:00