John McCain is trying to pass legislation that would unbundle cable packages, allowing consumers to only pay for the cable channels they want. One of his key reasons for wanting to go to an a-la-carte style is that the price of cable has risen through the years. He cited the data we've charted her... Read more...
A potential ban on Google Glass while on the road -- before the product has been released -- may have seemed premature, but legislation may already be stopped in its tracks. A "Stop the Cyborgs" sticker on offerCNET's Chris Matyszczyk wrote an article documenting the trend of preventing "cyber sp... Read more...
Most people can't live without Facebook -- but what happens to your Facebook page when you are no longer living? New Hampshire and other states are trying to figure that out. State Rep. Peter Sullivan has introduced legislation to allow the executor of an estate control over the social networking... Read more...
If you add up how much money Facebook spent on lobbying during the last four quarters, it appears the social networking giant set a new record in 2011: $1.35 million. Last year, Facebook’s lobbying budget passed the $1 million milestone, according to last quarter’s report filed with the U.S. ... Read more...
Israel has passed a law banning the use of underweight models in advertising. The legislation, known as the "Photoshop Law," also requires that agencies tell their audience if they've digitally altered pictures to make models look thinner. "This is such a happy day for me, and it should be for ... Read more...
Piracy finds its way into just about every legitimate avenue on the Internet. As such, the death of online piracy via shutting down otherwise legitimate sites and services could mean the end of the Internet as we know it. The death of online piracy: the U.S. government wants it and copyright hold... Read more...
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement. The agreement aims to establish an international legal framework for targeting counterfeit goods, generic medicines and cop... Read more...
When the entire Internet gets angry, Congress takes notice. Both the House and the Senate on Friday backed away from a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills, tossing them into limbo and throwing doubt on their future viability. The Senate had been scheduled to hold a proceedural vote next week ... Read more...
French presidential officials have been caught illegally downloading copyrighted material; ironic, as the officials could have broken the French ‘three strikes’ laws twice over. Just as both employees of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the RIAA, one of the main proponents behind th... Read more...