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Good News for Internet Freedom

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:36:45 -0700

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 05:09:19 -0700

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 08:18:13 -0700

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 05:07:53 -0700

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 08:57:46 -0700

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 08:38:18 -0700

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 08:31:50 -0700

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.

Conyers Bill Would Codify Network Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:52:19 -0700

House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) introduced a bill that would codify network neutrality in antitrust law.

Specifically, Conyers' bill, the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, would amend the Clayton Act, which deals with anticompetitive discrimination in terms of pricing and services, to include Internet-service discrimination.

Lawmakers Renew Efforts to Enact Net Neutrality Bill

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:37:18 -0700

With scant time left in the 110th Congress and no apparent interest in network neutrality in the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., reintroduced May 7 the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act.

House Wants Copyright Czar, New Piracy Penalties

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:30:12 -0700

A bipartisan proposal to create an intellectual-property czar and impose new penalties on pirates sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.

House Passes Copyright Enforcement Bill

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:25:03 -0700

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow law enforcement authorities to seek the forfeiture of property used in copyright infringement.

Public Knowledge Pleased with Introduction of Antitrust Net Neutrality Legislation

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:20:59 -0700

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today introduced H.R. 5994, the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.”

Lawmakers Introduce New Net Neutrality Bill

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:18:59 -0700

Two Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would subject broadband providers to antitrust violations if they block or slow Internet traffic.

New Net Neutrality Bill Prohibits Blocking, Degrading

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:56:01 -0700

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) introduced a net neutrality bill Wednesday that would prohibit Internet service providers from blocking or degrading access to any "lawful content."

Conyers and Lofgren Introduce Net Neutrality Legislation to Protect the Internet from Anticompetitive Practices

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:37:10 -0700

Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced H.R. 5994, the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008," to establish an antitrust remedy for anticompetitive and discriminatory practices by broadband service providers.

Free Press Applauds the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:35:44 -0700

Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008" (H.R. 5994) -- a bill that would help protect the free and open Internet.

Now There Are Two Net Neutrality House Bills

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:44:11 -0700

Congressional Net Neutrality proponents appear to be taking a multi-pronged approach to passing legislation to cement what many call the First Amendment of the Internet, a moniker that may oversimplify it a bit.

New Bill Ties Net Neutrality to Antitrust Law

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:01:45 -0700

Earlier this week, we covered the debate in Congress over a bill that would define net neutrality as part of the nation's official broadband policy and direct the FCC to ensure that it happens.