peer-to-peer

Walmart Buys Vudu, Becoming a Disruptive Peer-to-Peer Video Provider

Stevie Converse — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:27:44 -0500

Full article: Public Knowledge
John Bergmayer
Walmart, the nation's largest DVD retailer, is looking to insure against lower DVD sales by purchasing the online video company Vudu. But Vudu isn't just another Internet video company -- it uses a hybrid peer-to-peer model.

Copyright Laws Threaten Our Online Freedom

Stevie Converse — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:25:34 -0400

Full article: Financial Times
Christian Engstrom
Copyright was meant to encourage culture, not restrict it. This is reason enough for reform. But the current regime has even more damaging effects. In order to uphold copyright laws, governments are beginning to restrict our right to communicate with each other in private, without being monitored.

Politicians Fail to Grasp Peer-to-Peer

Stevie Converse — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:10:34 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Eric Pfanner
Every new effort to crack down on file-sharing seems to embolden groups devoted to an unfettered Internet, demonstrating that anti-piracy strategies based largely on enforcement are bound to fail. If consumers can figure out peer-to-peer, perhaps it is time for lawmakers to do the same.

FCC Awaits Comcast's Network-Management Response

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:55:04 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
The FCC is awaiting Comcast's answer as to how it plans to manage network traffic in response to the commission's finding that the cable operator violated Internet open-access principles.

Time's Up: Comcast Must Come Clean About Internet Blocking

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:29:57 -0400

Full article: Free Press
Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, must disclose to the FCC the full details of its past and future "network management" practices by midnight tonight. This disclosure is required as part of the FCC's enforcement order sanctioning the cable giant for blocking Internet users' access to lawful online content and services.

Wall Street Debacle Holds Lessons for Net Neutrality

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:29:12 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Art Brodsky
In the midst of a financial debacle caused by waves of deregulation, the fact that there is even a debate over Net Neutrality seems foolish, and the fact that the FCC is being criticized for taking a stand against Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent traffic (and lying about it) seems oblivious at best.

Comcast Sues to Overturn FCC 'Net Neutrality' Order

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:50:42 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Amy Schatz
Comcast filed suit against the FCC to block the agency's decision to sanction Comcast for blocking certain Internet traffic. The lawsuit involves a 3-2 decision the FCC handed down in early August finding Comcast's practices violated Net Neutrality rules.

Comcast Appeals FCC Web Traffic-Blocking Decision

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:44:07 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
John Dunbar
Comcast is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet.

Free Press: Comcast Appeal 'Predictable'

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:14:44 -0400

Full article: Free Press
Comcast's appeal is predictable -- the cable giant has a long history of appealing any decision it doesn't like. The FCC is well within its authority to protect the open Internet, either by adopting rules or acting on complaints.

Free Press: Comcast Appeal 'Predictable'

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:12:39 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Today Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, announced it is appealing the Federal Communications Commission’s order punishing the cable giant for blocking Internet users' access to legal online content.