from the and-then-this-happened dept
5 Years In the past
This week in 2018, the FCC was backing off its plans to weaken the definition of broadband, however nonetheless couldn’t admit that restricted competitors is an issue, and was apparently hoping that some phony dedication to rural broadband would distract folks from the way it simply killed web neutrality. The State of Montana introduced that it wouldn’t do enterprise with ISPs that violate web neutrality, whereas a brand new invoice in congress aimed to stop Comcast-loyal states from blocking broadband competitors. In the meantime, the GAO promised that it could ultimately get round to investigating bogus FCC feedback.
Ten Years In the past
This week in 2013, within the wake of Aaron Swartz’s dying, extra folks have been being attentive to prosecutorial overreach, because it grew to become clear that Swartz was unlikely to face conviction or jail time till the feds determined to “ship a message”. A retired federal decide criticized US Lawyer Carmen Ortiz’s dealing with of the case, and we wrote about how the scenario pertains to different incidents that stem from authorities not understanding expertise. In the meantime, Charles Carreon was nonetheless futilely digging his gap whereas Prenda Regulation was making an attempt out a brand new trick.
Fifteen Years In the past
This week in 2008, Turkey made its third try at a YouTube ban, content material trade lobbyists in Canada have been pushing for ISP legal responsibility, and officers in Japan used copyright regulation to arrest a pc virus author. The MPAA truly admitted that a few of its piracy stats are bogus, whereas Warner Music launched a doubtful lawsuit in opposition to a music search engine. Vonage moved on to a brand new goal in its VoIP patent offensive, whereas Dash was ramping up its personal patent assaults. And, in a case with widespread implications, the Supreme Courtroom enforced Monsanto’s licensing settlement on seeds.
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