Author Archives: Justin Lockamy

SCOTUS to Take RIAA Case?

It looks like the Supreme Court could soon grant cert to an RIAA file-sharing case testing the “innocent infringer” defense to copyright infringement.

Anti-Piracy Bill on the Hill

A bipartisan Senate bill hopes to combat internet piracy, copyright infringement, and counterfeiting.

4G Group Wants D Block Auction

Various 4G companies (including Sprint Nextel and Clearwire) will make the case for auctioning spectrum in the D block to Congress.

Agency Squabbling Leaves Grid Insecure

Andy Bochman documents how inter-agency fighting is inhibiting efforts to enhance the cybersecurity of our power grids.

Hungary Is for Hackers

The New New Internet runs down some of the highlights of Eastern Europe’s largest hacker convention, including a keynote from Bruce Schneier, whose most recent notable engagement was at the 3rd annual UNL Space and Cyber Policy Conference in DC.

Low Power TV Transition Incomplete

The FCC is looking to complete the digital TV transition by addressing the remaining issues for low power TV stations (channels 52-69).

ISPs and Reasonable Network Management

Ars Technica gives its take on the RCN settlement and its implications for “reasonable network management” in the future.

Ongoing Problems in Cybersecurity Plan

Washington continues to struggle with cybersecurity direction: “You’ve got a lot of agreement on what the problem is but very little agreement on the solution.”

Universal Service Reform’s in the House

House Subcommittee hearing teases out some of the issues related to a proposed universal service reform bill.

Do You Yahoo?

Yahoo hopes to pull the kind of comeback John Travolta pulled with Pulp Fiction: it wants to be “cool” again.