[Cybertel-Ann] 6.25 :: #iran :: Green Dam :: Sec. 230 Litigation :: Exclusive Handset Deals R Pro-Competitive ::

Thu Jun 25 08:58:09 PDT 2009

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Internet, Not Broadband, for National Policy, Peer Flow
A national broadband policy is what you get when you put bellheads in charge. Fortunately, Scott Bradner has been on the Internet since the beginning, and explains the difference.
http://riskman.typepad.com/peerflow/2009/06/internet-not-broadband-for-national-policy.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Will Green Dam backfire?, Net Effect
It's my lucky day - two columns in 24 hours! Newsweek has just published my column on Green Dam (even though it was written before the Chinese government agreed to relax the rules). I tried to argue that the introduction of Green Dam is actually goi
http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/06/20/will_green_dam_backfire
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

Court Corrects Section 230 Opinion on Recommendation of CDT and Others, CDT
At the urging of CDT, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an "amended" decision in the Barnes v. Yahoo! case, correcting two serious errors that had been included in the court's initial decision. CDT and others had filed a "friend of the court" brief urging the court to delete language that limited service providers' ability to be protected by
http://www.cdt.org/headlines/1225
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

47 USC 230 and Consumer Protection Talk Notes, Tech Marketing Law
Last week I made a very short presentation on 47 USC 230 and consumer protection at the...
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2009/06/47_usc_230_and.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

Ninth Circuit Amends Barnes v. Yahoo! Decision, Addresses Concerns Raised by Yahoo! and Amici, Citizen's Media
Back in May, the CMLP joined Public Citizen, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in submitting an amicus curiae brief in support of Yahoo!'s petition for rehearing in the Barnes v. Yahoo! case.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenMediaLawProject/~3/x_BfhrwVCNY/ninth-circuit-amends-barnes-v-yahoo-decision-addresses-concerns-raised-yahoo-and-amici
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

Barbara Esbin: Exclusive Handset Deals Are Pro-Competitive, Tech Lib Front
Last summer, my PFF colleague Barbara Esbin and I explained that, while many consumers dislike not being able to get popular smartphones like the iPhone on the wireless network of their choice, such exclusive deals actually benefit consumers. Barbara summarizes her testimony (PDF) as follows:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techliberation/~3/J2njihvufm0/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

Comcast, Time Warner Hope To Tame Internet Video - New TV Everywhere trial starts, raises eyebrows..., dslreports
Back in March, Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes announced that Time Warner and Comcast would be taking the traditional TV model and putting it online -- offering TV content for free to existing subscribers. The idea offers two functions: it hopes to differentiate the companies from satellite and telcoTV competitors, while preventing cord cutters
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Time-Warner-Hope-To-Tame-Internet-Video-103099
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

'New' FCC, Same Regulatory Rubber Stamp For CenturyLink - Embarq/Centurytel merger conditions for show, FCC hopes nobody notices, dslreports
When the FCC allowed AT&T to acquire BellSouth in one of the largest telecom deals ever, the agency enacted a series of wimpy conditions (pdf). Not only were most of the conditions simply for show, but the FCC made it very clear they really had no intention of enforcing them&#46 AT&T was supposed to offer naked or 768kbps $10 DSL for two
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-FCC-Same-Regulatory-Rubber-Stamp-For-CenturyLink-103109
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/merger.htm

Verizon Announces New FiOS Tiers, Promotions - 10/2 and 20/5 tiers upgraded to 25/15, new netbook offer..., dslreports
There's confirmation this morning on a slew of changes coming to Verizon's FiOS tier lineup that we were the first to report last week&#46 While there's no official press release yet, one over-eager Verizon employee has posted the new changes to the official Verizon forum&#46 Those changes include the existing 10Mbps/2Mbps tier being upgraded to
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Announces-New-FiOS-Tiers-Promotions-103069
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

U.S. Objects to China’s Web Filtering, NYT
The Obama administration lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government over its plan to force all computers sold in China to come with software that blocks access to certain Web sites.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f04bbf002cf92c4d78b4c48ef3400c78
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

China accuses Google of spreading pornography, Globe and Mail
Chinese users are no longer able to connect to search engine's website
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/WGzjj7-FxZM/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

Second thoughts about that Wall St. Journal article on Iran and DPI, IGP
The censorship of Internet communications by the Iranian theocracy has been known for years. Months ago, a Freedom House study singled out Iran as one of the four worst enemies of Internet freedom. Yet a 22 June Wall Street Journal article got about 100 times more publicity than the Freedom House report, by making what turns out to
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IGPBlog/~3/S1vPAp8ZD58/4233828.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

The Conundrum of Internet Filtering, PK
All this talk of Internet surveillance is enough to cause intense bafflement. For the last couple of days, stories about the revolution Iran indicated that the government is able to keep track of the Internet doings of protesters by means of deep-packet inspection (DPI), a technology developed in the West that, like most dual-use technologies, has a good
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/Yb-Ovg5CyxQ/2495
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

An Update On What's Happening in Iran, Youtube
It has been one week since Iran's contested presidential election, and YouTube has been flooded with footage from the streets of Tehran and other cities, documenting the civil unrest that is unfolding there. In the past few days, many Iranians have participated in violent demonstrations, held silent rallies to protest the elections, and grieved for those
http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=TeMA8ery6zo
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

Bahrain/Tunisia: Censors of the Net, Global Voices
Sesawe's blog publishes an English translation of an article which appeared in France's Le Monde 2, entitled Censors of the Net, written by Claire Ulrich, which focuses on censorship, including that in Bahrain and Tunisia, to name a few.
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/06/19/bahraintunisia-censors-of-the-net/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

Questions about WSJ story on Net Management in Iran, Isen
The main source for a story in the Wall Street Journal today about Internet monitoring and spying in Iran denies he provided key evidence for the story's main claim. In addition, one of the story's co-reporters has a history of writing stories that his sources disavow.
http://isen.com/blog/2009/06/questions-about-wsj-story-on-net.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

Proxy servers pressed into action to keep Web access in Iran, CW
An unknown number of proxy servers set up in recent days are being used to help Iranians to maintain access to unfiltered Web content amid a crackdown over protests in the country.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134653&source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

"(Google is) sucking the blood (out of newspapers.)", Lost Remote
Dow Jones (Wall Street Journal) CEO Les Hinton not only bashed Google, but he made a little news, explaining that WSJ.com subscribers will soon be able to buy access to other newspapers online. “Imagine this future,” he
http://lostremote.com/post/129644732
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

According To WSJ, Google Not Just A 'Thief' But A 'Digital Vampire', Techdirt
There's an absolutely huge business out there of folks trying to get more traffic from Google, called Search Engine Optimization. It's a big deal. Traffic to your website is the lifeblood of most internet business models, and so any way to get more traffic is a good thing. Except if you're in the newspaper business for some reason. Lately we keep seeing
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090624/1244475352.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Netherlands Considers Internet Tax To Fund Newspapers That Can't Compete, Techdirt
A bunch of folks have been sending in various versions of this translated article from Holland, noting a proposal that's been brought forth to tax internet connections in order to give the money to industries that are having trouble competing, such as newspapers. It's not at all clear that this proposal has any chance of going anywhere, and there
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090623/1440545332.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Link by Link: As Blogs Are Censored, It’s Kittens to the Rescue, NYT
Totalitarian governments are unlikely to cut off sites like Blogspot that host innocuous content alongside political speech.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d451b1f16aa7937d78b6e2462e60dbf7
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Twitter a lifeline to Iranian protesters, CW
Iranians are using Twitter to keep the world updated about what's going on in their country during the unrest following a disputed election.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=340349&source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Iconic Video from Tehran Protests Demands New Skills of Journalists, Online
The 40-second video from Tehran is gripping and brutal. It shows a young woman apparently dying in the street, blood suddenly pouring from her mouth and nose as those around her struggle frantically to save her.
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=165524&sid=26
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Huffington Post's local rollout continues, Lost Remote
Huffington Post will launch a New York local aggregation site today, followed soon by Denver and other major markets. “(We’re) looking to see if we can partner with local sites,” Arianna Huffington said in this interview. HuffPo launched an experimental Chicago vertical last year.
http://lostremote.com/post/128202463
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Big Boost for Online Viewing, Cabletechtalk
Time Warner and Comcast held a press briefing this morning to provide some details about the much anticipated “TV Everywhere” project that Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes has been discussing for a few months including during a panel at The Cable Show back in early April.  Joining Bewkes for today’s briefing was Comcast
http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2009/06/24/big-boost-for-online-viewing-2/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm

TV Anywhere Gets A Boost: Paging Christine Varney! (and Jon Lebowitz and, eventually, Julius Genachowski), PK
Time Warner and Comcast have announced a new pilot program for their TV Anywhere initiative. The 5,000 customers in the pilot will get access to cable programming content not otherwise available online — as long as they
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/DNRb3YAbLMU/2494
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm

On Demand Online and TV Everywhere, Comcast
I watch video on the web all the time, but there’s something missing: all those great television shows from cable networks. Our plan is to give our video customers free online access to their favorite cable television that they are
http://www.comcastvoices.com/2009/06/on-demand-online-and-tv-everywhere.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm

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