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Pinterest releases optional code to prevent unwanted image sharing | The Verge

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:24:53 -0500

Pinterest releases optional code to prevent unwanted image sharing | The Verge

Genachowski Pushes for Cybersecurity Code of Conduct - 2012-02-22 18:41:57 | Broadcasting & Cable

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:07:00 -0500

Genachowski Pushes for Cybersecurity Code of Conduct - 2012-02-22 18:41:57 | Broadcasting & Cable:

Harold Feld, legal director of the fair use group, emphasized the FCC’s defense of the open Internet and privacy protections. But he also said that the group welcomed the multi-stakeholder model and “believes voluntary participation from the Internet community of providers and consumers will result in a stronger Internet for everyone without compromising the open Internet everyone values.”

"AT&T Inc.’s board cut CEO Randall Stephenson’s 2011 pay by $2.08 million because he..."

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:07:54 -0500

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AT&T Inc.’s board cut CEO Randall Stephenson’s 2011 pay by $2.08 million because he engineered the failed deal to buy T-Mobile USA… AT&T’s board cut Stephenson’s cash bonus by 25 percent, and cut his stock award by 6 percent, for a total of $2.08 million.

That left Stephenson’s 2011 total pay package at $18.7 million, according to the Associated Press formula. His compensation was down from $20.2 million in 2010.

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- Randall Stephenson, AT&T CEO , Takes $2 Million Pay Cut Over Failed T-Mobile Deal

Falcone's Telecom Troubles Mount - WSJ.com

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Falcone's Telecom Troubles Mount - WSJ.com:

“The problem for Falcone is that it’s like buying Florida real estate and not just discovering that you bought swampland, but that it’s a toxic waste dump,” said Harold Feld, legal director for Public Knowledge, a public-interest group which supported LightSquared’s proposal.

Who was Really Behind the Internet Blackout Day? A SOPA & PIPA Case Study on the New Livestream. Live. Redefined.

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:27:29 -0500

Who was Really Behind the Internet Blackout Day? A SOPA & PIPA Case Study on the New Livestream. Live. Redefined.:

Our Social Media Week panel livestream starts in about 40 minutes! Tune in and chat with #smwSOPA

Tune in to the livestream of our panel on SOPA / PIPA for Social Media Week! Thursday 6pm EST

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:01:50 -0500

Tune in to the livestream of our panel on SOPA / PIPA for Social Media Week! Thursday 6pm EST

Washington Post

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:03 -0500

Washington Post:

” The full-time advocates of freedom of information, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge, have been fighting for decades to help create the legal environment that makes our work possible. We cannot waste that effort by failing to speak in our own defense when that environment is threatened.”

Op-ed by @jimmy_wales and @mindspillage in @washingtonpost on #SOPA #PIPA debate http://t.co/9YZrAZn3 #wearethemedia — creativecommons (@creativecommons)

22 EU Countries Ratify ACTA, Key Parliament Member Calls it a 'Charade'

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:05:41 -0500

22 EU Countries Ratify ACTA, Key Parliament Member Calls it a 'Charade':

Most member states of the European Union have signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, Jan. 26. ACTA is a global treaty that tries to normalize copyright protection and IP standards. It’s similar to SOPA and PIPA, proposed U.S. laws whic…

(via Tell the Copyright Office to Make it Legal to Rip DVDs |...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:54:27 -0500

(via Tell the Copyright Office to Make it Legal to Rip DVDs | Public Knowledge)

(via Information Diet Livestream) Our Director of Government...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:31:39 -0500

(via Information Diet Livestream)

Our Director of Government Affairs is on right now, explaining how things work (or don’t work on the hill with SOPA and PIPA)

The Day The LOLcats Died (by LaughPong)

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:34:49 -0500

The Day The LOLcats Died (by LaughPong)

Freakonomics » How Much Do Music and Movie Piracy Really Hurt the U.S. Economy?

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:19:30 -0500

Freakonomics » How Much Do Music and Movie Piracy Really Hurt the U.S. Economy?:

Supporters of stronger intellectual property enforcement — such as those behind the proposed new Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills in Congress — argue that online piracy is a huge problem, one which costs the U.S. economy between $200 and $250 billion per year, and is responsible for the loss of 750,000 American jobs.

These numbers seem truly dire: a $250 billion per year loss would be almost $800 for every man, woman, and child in America. And 750,000 jobs – that’s twice the number of those employed in the entire motion picture industry in 2010.

The good news is that the numbers are wrong — as this post by the Cato Institute’s Julian Sanchez explains. In 2010, the Government Accountability Office released a report noting that these figures “cannot be substantiated or traced back to an underlying data source or methodology,” which is polite government-speak for “these figures were made up out of thin air.”

Ship or Die: Contact Congress - Talk directly to your representatives

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:34:29 -0500

Ship or Die: Contact Congress - Talk directly to your representatives:

shipordie:

Today Ben and I are announcing the release of a new iPhone app called Contact Congress. What it does is really simple: grabs your location (or you can give us an address), locates your representatives, and lets you get on the phone with them in two taps.

Why we built it

Like many…

I want one. They’ve even got it in the PK red

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:37:23 -0500

I want one. They’ve even got it in the PK red

So the astroturf front group Creative America pretty much copied...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:02:09 -0500

So the astroturf front group Creative America pretty much copied our last email, and Meetup Group word for word…

(via LiveLeak.com - Al Gore comments on SOPA)

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:01:48 -0500

(via LiveLeak.com - Al Gore comments on SOPA)

motherjones: President Obama’s Christmas present to America:...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:39:58 -0500

motherjones:

President Obama’s Christmas present to America: New air quality standards that sharply reduce the emissions of mercury and other airborne toxins from power plants. Also: this photo.

livin' the dream: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transfer Domains Out Of GoDaddy

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:10:50 -0500

livin' the dream: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transfer Domains Out Of GoDaddy :

jeffepstein:

Follow these step-by-step directions to transfer all of your domains from GoDaddy to NameCheap.

I’m Boycotting GoDaddy because they are pro-SOPA.

Step 1: Login to GoDaddy and get to the domain manager.

Step 2: Select all domains

Step 3: Click on the “Locking Icon”

Step 4:…

Sense & censor ability: Congress defers SOPA vote (12/26)

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:27:33 -0500

Sense & censor ability: Congress defers SOPA vote (12/26):

In this awesome video, musicians and celebs praise Megaupload,...

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:28:38 -0500

In this awesome video, musicians and celebs praise Megaupload, one of the websites being slammed by the RIAA and MPAA for being a “rogue website”, for its speed and usefulness. Check it out!