The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain foldable stools pursuant to a complaint.
Lawmakers are more eager than federal officials to target individual file-swappers in the U.S. for copyright infringement, judging by the back-and-forth at a House Oversight Government Management Subcommittee hearing on intellectual property enforcement Wednesday. They quibbled over the balance between pursuing operators of illicit- content networks, which often requires the cooperation of foreign governments, and Internet users downloading from them, who can be spooked by a warning letter from their ISP. Officials defended the opportunities for reduction in piracy and counterfeiting from some of the worst IP offenders in the U.S. government’s view, such as China. But lawmakers seemed unimpressed with other countries’ efforts.
Lawmakers are more eager than federal officials to target individual file-swappers in the U.S. for copyright infringement, judging by the back-and-forth at a House Oversight Government Management Subcommittee hearing on intellectual property enforcement Wednesday. They quibbled over the balance between pursuing operators of illicit-content networks, which often requires the cooperation of foreign governments, and Internet users downloading from them, who can be spooked by a warning letter from their ISP. Officials defended the opportunities for reduction in piracy and counterfeiting from some of the worst IP offenders in the U.S. government’s view, such as China. But lawmakers seemed unimpressed with other countries’ efforts.
Sirius XM is weighing expanding into international markets, but the plans are in the “early days,” Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said Tuesday at the UBS conference in New York. Liberty Media owns 40 percent of Sirius XM.
Sirius XM is weighing expanding into international markets, but the plans are in the “early days,” Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said Tuesday at the UBS conference in New York. Liberty Media owns 40 percent of Sirius XM.
At the November 5, 2009 Trade Support Network meeting, the TSN presented multiple documents to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding the Automated Commercial Environment.
The federal government shouldn’t impose conditions on Comcast’s deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal that aren’t specific to the agreement, David Cohen, Comcast executive vice president, told reporters Friday. He expects to make that argument again and again during a government review of the deal, which is expected to last a year (CD Dec 4 p1).
The federal government shouldn’t impose conditions on Comcast’s deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal that aren’t specific to the agreement, David Cohen, Comcast executive vice president, told reporters Friday. He expects to make that argument again and again during a government review of the deal, which is expected to last a year (CED Dec 4 p3).
The FCC asks a battery of questions about reallocating spectrum for wireless broadband, in a long-expected public notice released Wednesday. The notice asks numerous questions specific to broadcast spectrum, but opens the door to comments on government, satellite and other spectrum as well. Meanwhile, a coalition of 103 companies and nine trade associations sent FCC commissioners a letter stating the general case that the U.S. needs more spectrum, without taking on the touchy issue of whether it should be set aside for licensed or unlicensed use.
The FCC asks a battery of questions about reallocating spectrum for wireless broadband, in a long-expected public notice released Wednesday. The notice asks numerous questions specific to broadcast spectrum, but opens the door to comments on government, satellite and other spectrum as well. Meanwhile, a coalition of 103 companies and nine trade associations sent FCC commissioners a letter stating the general case that the U.S. needs more spectrum, without taking on the touchy issue of whether it should be set aside for licensed or unlicensed use.