John Conyers

Radio One Gets Heat for No-Show at House Hearing

Stevie Converse — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:26:12 -0400

Airplay Royalties to Be Discussed in Detroit Meeting

Stevie Converse — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:05:03 -0400

Conyers Defends Radio Bill Amid Protests

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:57:43 -0400

Good News for Internet Freedom

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:36:45 -0400

Folks for a net neutrality are celebrating--at least for the moment. Earlier this week, Democrats Rep. John Conyers (Michigan), who is African American, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Rep.

Democracy and the Web

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:09:19 -0400

Users of the Internet take for granted their ability to access all Web sites on an equal basis. That could change, however, if Internet service providers started discriminating among content, to make more money or to suppress ideas they do not like. A new “net neutrality” bill has been introduced in the House, which would prohibit this sort of content discrimination.

Senate Prepares to Zap Net-Throttling ISPs

Stevie Converse — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:18:13 -0400

The U.S. Net Neutrality debate is again in the headlines with two Senators introducing legislation called the "Internet Freedom and Non-discrimination Act of 2008" and upbraiding ISPs for exerting too much control over their broadband services:

Will Antitrust Law Save Net Neutrality?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:07:53 -0400

The ongoing struggle to protect "net neutrality," the right of consumers to access content on the Internet equally, took a new turn as members of Congress introduced legislation that would treat interference or content-blocking as violations of antitrust law.

Dueling Approaches to Net Neutrality Clash in the House

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:57:46 -0400

Should the FCC be the final authority deciding just what constitutes "net neutrality," and how ISPs should be punished if they fail to provide it? Or would you rather the matter be resolved in the federal court system?

House Democrats Dig Up Decades-Old Antitrust Law in New Net Neutrality Fight

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:38:18 -0400

The long-running debate over net neutrality took another turn Thursday when two lawmakers introduced a bill that would make it a violation of antitrust law for broadband providers to discriminate against different types of content in routing traffic on their networks.

Another Net Neutrality Bill, in a Comcast-Charged Atmosphere

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:31:50 -0400

The latest net neutrality bill, offered by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), is a second try to treat neutrality as an antitrust issue, Ars Technica says. It’s essentially the same bill that failed in 2006.