The Electronic Frontier Foundation wins three victories in new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And Twin Cities Community Voice Mail offers cell phones and service to the homeless population of St. Paul, MN.

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WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission chairman reportedly is continuing to hold closed-door meetings with a few large phone, cable and Internet content companies to negotiate a “compromise” on the crucial issue of Network Neutrality that could jeopardize the free and open Internet.

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Library of Congress announced that cell phone users who unlock their phones for use on a different, compatible network or to access third-party applications are not in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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Over the weekend, Sen. Al Franken (D.-Minn.) told more than 2,000 bloggers and organizers attending the Netroots Nation conference that our media system is at risk everywhere we turn -- from our free speech online to the growing power of companies who own a massive number of media outlets. more»

There are currently closed-door meetings taking place between phone and cable behemoths, and the biggest Internet companies, to craft a "compromise" deal that could carve up the Internet for them and leave consumers and smaller competitors behind. But buyer beware: This could be fake Net Neutrality. more»