[Cybertel-Ann] 6.20 :: AP Quotes Bloggers About Quoting AP; Receives Take-Down Notice :: LA Times says AP Pulled a "Metallica" :: Congress Finks on FISA :: John Refers to CT as a "usually reliable source" ::

Fri Jun 20 08:41:30 PDT 2008

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Broadband Deployment Beyond 2010, Verizon
Some reporting coming out of NXTcomm today suggests that Verizon is considering technology other than fiber to the home after 2010.   Asked about Verizon’s plans today, Verizon President and COO Denny Strigl, who was speaking at NXTcomm, said this: “We plan to offer broadband using High Speed Internet and FiOS, which we think are the right technologies for our customers in the years ahead. We're rapidly expanding the deployment and increasing the speeds of both.” Verizon FiOS uses a fiber-optic
http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog//499/Broadband-Deployment-Beyond-2010.aspx#When:20:07:07
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Debunking Broadband Myths, Verizon
While it hasn’t quite achieved the notoriety of an urban myth, it’s become commonplace to read that the United States lags other countries when it comes to broadband service.  Despite rapidly growing services like FiOS and wireless broadband, many people believe that the U.S. trails other companies in broadband speeds and penetration. During his keynote speech today at the NXTcomm conference in Las Vegas, Verizon President and COO Denny Strigl
http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog//497/Debunking-Broadband-Myths.aspx#When:15:59:06
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Clearwire WiMax gets September start date in U.S., Muni
Well, we said it was Game On, WiMax, and now we know the when: According to Sprint/Clearwire WiMax guru Barry West, the “new” Clearwire network will officially launch this September in Baltimore, followed by Chicago and Washington D.C. in the fourth quarter.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/315143951/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Kentucky settles banned blogger’s First Amendment challenge to Internet filtering policy, Internet Cases
Political blogger Mark Nickolas yesterday settled his lawsuit against Kentucky, in which he challenged the state’s policy of blocking blogs on state-owned computers. The settlement provides that Kentucky will no longer target websites for restriction just because they are blogs, and will instead treat them in the same way it treats other websites with similar content. In other words, classifying a website as a “blog” is no longer a good enough reason to ban a site on the state’s computers.
http://blog.internetcases.com/2008/06/18/kentucky-settles-banned-bloggers-first-amendment-challenge-to-internet-filtering-policy/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Free Press/Public Knowledge Investigation Finds NebuAd Wiretaps Consumers and Hijacks Web Sites, PK
Consumers are having their Web browsing intercepted and Web sites are having their computer code altered by NebuAd, a company that provides targeted advertising for Internet Service Providers (ISPs), according to a technical investigation by Free Press and Public Knowledge.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/314771820/1622
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Big Telco Calls on FCC to Act in Comcast Case, Save the Internet
Comcast’s discriminatory practices against peer-to-peer traffic are so blatant and nefarious, even AT&T and Verizon - no friends of Network Neutrality - think the cable giant has gone over the line.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/06/19/big-telco-calls-on-fcc-to-act-in-comcast-case/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralp2p.htm

comScore Releases May 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings, comScore
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In May 2008, Americans conducted 10.8 billion core searches, with Google Sites increasing its market share slightly.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/comscore/~3/315699576/release.asp
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

Blog Receives Takedown Notice For Embedding A Video With Authorized Embed Code, Techdirt
A year and a half ago, I wondered outloud if embedding an infringing video would be considered infringement as well. Technically, it's no different than just linking to infringing content. However, imagine an even more ridiculous scenario: what if a website puts up its own videos with an embed code, but then sends out takedown notices to anyone who embeds it? Russ writes in to let us know that's exactly what happened with an Iowa sports blog that was trying to raise awareness of the floods in Iowa (a good thing) and embedded a video from the website of the Des Moines Register using the very
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080617/1110341434.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Media Bloggers Association / AP / Bogosphere links, Infothought
I don't have much to say about the Media Bloggers Association / AP controversy, except that the surrounding circus was an incredibly demagogic and corrupt affair that drove home again - if yet another proof were needed - how much pandering to the mob is the key to blog success (and hence how much I've wasted my time).
http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001355.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/link.htm

AP Quotes Blogger In Discussing Bloggers Quoting AP; Hilarity Ensues, Techdirt
The ongoing ridiculous situation brewing between bloggers and the Associated Press has now taken a turn towards the enjoyably hilarious. We had already mentioned the fact that, despite the AP's complaints that bloggers quoting less than 100 words were violating fair use, the AP had a long history of quoting more than 100 words from bloggers -- and not even linking back to the original blog. Now,
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080619/2203451460.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/link.htm

AP: Drudge Retort matter ‘closed’, Lost Remote
The Associated Press has issued a vague statement surrounding its bizarre attempt to remove short excerpts of its content from the Drudge Retort. It says the AP provided additional content to the Drudge Retort “aimed at enabling Mr. Cadenhead to bring the contributed content on his site into conformance with the policy he earlier set for his contributors. Both parties consider the matter closed.” The statement goes on to say that the AP spoke with some bloggers about it, and the “resolution of the matter illustrates that the interests of bloggers can be served while still respecting the intellectual property rights of news providers.” Meanwhile, everyone continues to beat up on the AP — TechCrunch is even issuing the AP a takedown order for a TechCrunch quote that appeared on the wire. And the LA Times published an opinion saying the AP “pulled a Metallica online,” which is to say, illustrated its “cluelessness about the internet.”
http://www.lostremote.com/2008/06/19/ap-drudge-retort-matter-closed/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/link.htm

Newspapers continue downward spiral, Lost Remote
Read this round-up from PaidContent (on the heels of the McClatchy layoffs a few days ago and the Hearst CEO stepping down) and you’ll feel like pouring yourself a stiff drink. It’s all very sad.
http://www.lostremote.com/2008/06/19/newspapers-continue-downward-spiral/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Our Congress Has Failed Us: Gives In On Telecom Immunity, Techdirt
We mentioned the rumored "compromise" bill concerning telecom immunity earlier this week, and now it appears that leaders of both the House and the Senate have agreed to wording in the bill which will be brought to the floor today. From the sound of it, it's exactly what we feared: Congress has effectively given in to the administration, allowing it to grant immunity to any telco. Apparently, all that talk about not allowing the worst of this bill to go through was just talk. It's difficult to know where to begin in reviewing this "deal." It's hardly a compromise -- it's a get out of jail free card.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080619/2145281459.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

FISA, Susan Crawford
At four euros/half hour for internet access, I won’t be writing much today - but thank goodness for Sen. Leahy:
http://scrawford.net/blog/fisa-2/1198/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

The Final FISA Sellout and My One Last Desperate Push for Sanity, Tales from the Sausage Factory
The capacity of the Democratic Leadership to destroy the party will never cease to amaze me. In 2006 the Dems ran to take over Congress on a platform that included, among other things, ending illegal wiretaps on Americans. Now, the same Democrat...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1231
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

Rebublican Senators: It's About Immunity, EFF
The dangerous and unconstitutional FISA bill coming up before the House Friday appears to have support, with Speaker Pelosi describing it as a "balanced bill".
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/rebublican-senators-its-about-immunity
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

CDT Urges Congress to Reject FISA Amendment Legislation, CDT
CDT today urged Congress to reject legislation to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that is expected to be voted on in the House tomorrow and in the Senate next week. The legislation fails to give the FISA court adequate authority to ensure that the Americans are protected against unjustified surveillance of their communications. It also provides immunity to telecommunications carriers that assisted with warrantless surveillance for years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
http://www.cdt.org/headlines/1128
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

FISA Doesn’t Expire, Tech Liberation Front
The Hill generally does a great job of covering the Hill, but this story needed some fact-checking:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techliberation/~3/315580717/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

Congress Strikes Deal to Overhaul Wiretap Law, NYT
The deal reached by leaders in Congress overhauls the rules on the government’s wiretapping powers and provides some immunity to the phone companies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/washington/20fisa.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

Court Rules That Your Text Messages Are Private, Techdirt
A few months ago, we noted that New York City was demanding text messages sent by some people as part of an investigation. This was just the latest in a long line of requests for text messages, where questions have been raised about whether or not those messages should be considered private. Now, a court in the 9th circuit has said that there's a reasonable expectation of privacy on text messages, and a company revealing them without consent from either the sender or the recipient represents a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080618/1351231449.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/emailpro.htm

ATCA Again: Duopoly Against VoIP Long Before Video, Peerflow
Back in 1995, an organization calling itself AMERICA'S CARRIERS TELECOMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION ("ACTA"), petitioned the FCC to regulate Voice over IP (VoIP) services. The gist of the matter was:
http://riskman.typepad.com/peerflow/2008/06/atca-again-duopoly-against-voip-long-before-video.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

U.S. Bill Grants VoIP Providers Full 911 Access, CircleID
The U.S. Senate this week passed legislation that requires 911 network operators to allow VoIP callers to connect, no matter what service they're calling from. The New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act passed by unanimous consent Monday. It's meant to ensure that traditional telecoms, which operate the emergency networks, connect VoIP providers with the same rates and conditions they use when connecting mobile phones.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/voip_providers_911_access/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

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[Cybertel-Ann] 6.20 :: AP Quotes Bloggers About Quoting AP; Receives Take-Down Notice :: LA Times says AP Pulled a "Metallica" :: Congress Finks on FISA :: John Refers to CT as a "*usually* reliable source" ::

[Cybertel-Ann] 6.20 :: AP Quotes Bloggers About Quoting AP; Receives Take-Down Notice :: LA Times says AP Pulled a "Metallica" :: Congress Finks on FISA :: John Refers to CT as a "usually reliable source" ::