[Cybertel-Ann] 9.14.7 :: FCC Losing Its Nerve? :: Verizon Calls on the Lawyers :: Save the Internet FOIAs DOJ :: $5 Network Access Charge :: When Doves Cry on YouTube :: Fair Use has Value ::

[Robert Cannon]

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The difference between real material poison and
intellectual poison is that most material poison is
disgusting to the taste, but intellectual poison,
which takes the form of cheap newspapers or bad books,
can unfortunately sometimes be attractive. – Leo
Tolstoy, A Calendar of Wisdom, p. 13 (Scribner 1997)

Is the FCC Losing Its Nerve?, Tech Lib Front,
9/14/2007 
This week the Federal Communications Commission failed
to muster 3 votes to deregulate the broadband access
services of Qwest Communications, as it has already
done for Verizon in early 2006. The nature of the
relief we're talking about is analogous to the
commission's...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techliberation/~3/156242331/042792.php
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/forbearance.htm

Verizon Sues Over 700Mhz - Slight chance of change
worries lawyers..., DSLreports, 9/14/2007 
When the FCC first released their rules on the
upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction, the phone industry
was outraged that they might not be able to transfer
their closed, restrictive 3G model onto any new
broadband network they might build with obtained...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Sues-Over-700Mhz-87533
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Verizon Decides It Doesn't Like Open-Access Wireless
Rules After All, Techdirt, 9/14/2007 
Discussion of the upcoming auction for licenses for
700 MHz spectrum has been dominated by the desire of
Google and other groups to have "open-access" rules
put in place. These rules would force license winners
to sell wholesale access to their...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070913/144349.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Verizon Scrambles Lawyers to Keep the Wireless Market
Closed, Save the Internet, 9/14/2007 
Verizon Wireless, America’s second largest mobile
phone service, is suing the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) over its recent decision to unlock
cell-phones from restrictive carrier agreements. The
FCC decision, limited to cellphone use on the...
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2007/09/13/verizon-scrambles-lawyers-to-squash-minor-threat-to-wireless-cartel/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Exposing the Justice Department’s Hit Job Against an
Open Internet, Save the Internet, 9/14/2007 
Net Neutrality supporters today submitted a FOIA
request to the Department of Justice to shed light on
their recent hit job against Net Neutrality. Gonzales:
Mum for Now The request, submitted by Free Press, the
media reform group that...
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2007/09/12/open-internet-advocates-move-to-expose-justice-department-hit-job/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Top ISPs, Q2 - Dial-up migration continues, slows...,
DSLreports, 9/14/2007 
ISP Planet releases their quarterly list of the
country's largest ISPs, and notes that the top five
ISPs in the country now control 56.5% of the market.
America Online and Earthlink, as you might expect,
continue to lose subscribers by the millions,...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Top-ISPs-Q2-87535
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

Stevens Calls on Congress to Extend Internet Tax
Moratorium, Stevens, 9/14/2007 
Since its inception, the Internet has provided a
powerful economic boost to our nation, especially in
rural areas.  It has become an important everyday tool
for millions of Americans, a valuable educational
resource, and a powerful mechanism for communication.
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248924
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

New Earthlink $5 DSL Fee? - Users get 'Network Access
Charge' e-mail, DSLreports, 9/14/2007 
When the going gets tough, the tough impose a rate
hike dressed up as a fee? Earthlink DSL & VoIP bundle
users in our forums say the company has e-mailed them
to inform them they'll be seeing a new $5 "Network
Access Charge" fee starting in October....
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-Earthlink-5-DSL-Fee-87490
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/earthlink.htm

China: No, No, No, It's Other Countries Hacking OUR
Military Computers, techdirt, 9/14/2007 
There were a bunch of reports recently claiming that
various government agencies (including the US, Germany
and New Zealand) had computer systems hacked by
hackers tied to the Chinese government. The details
have been quite vague, and it has all...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070912/130746.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

Prince to sue YouTube, eBay, Globe and Mail, 9/14/2007

Pop star going after major websites for unauthorized
use of his music in a bid to 'reclaim his art on the
Internet'
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/156152276/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Fair Use: Worth More To The Economy Than Copyright?,
Techdirt, 9/14/2007 
I've been doing some research over the last few months
into the economic impact of products where
intellectual property protections are either ignored
or non-existent, to see how the economics plays out.
I'll have a lot more to say on this in the...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070912/174458.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/fair.htm

The economic value of "fair use", Google, 9/14/2007 
Posted by Johanna Shelton, Policy Counsel and
Legislative StrategistMillions of people use Google’s
search engine every day but don't realize that the
balance inherent in U.S. copyright law helps enable it
to exist. Here at Google, we strongly support...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/155950440/economic-value-of-fair-use.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/fair.htm

20 Year Old Complaints About Dying Newspapers Sound
Familiar, Techdirt, 9/14/2007 
We certainly take our fair shot at pointing out when
newspapers make bad business decisions in trying to
figure out how to adapt to the internet age -- but
(unlike some) we don't believe that "journalism" is
dying or even that newspapers are dying....
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070914/025437.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Court hears former prolific spammer's appeal, Globe
and Mail, 9/14/2007 
Lawyers argue preventing massive distribution of junk
e-mail is an unconstitutional barrier to free speech
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/155977773/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

Sprint Pays $30 Million For USF Overcharging - USF
hits just keep on coming..., DSLreports, 9/14/2007 
Several users send in this Associated Press report
that says Sprint will be paying $30 million to settle
a class-action lawsuit alleging it overcharged in
passing along a federally mandated phone service
subsidy (aka the USF). The USF, into which...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Sprint-Pays-30-Million-For-USF-Overcharging-87538
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/

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