Obama

About the Verizon/Google 'Deal' on Net Neutrality

Marvin Ammori — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:03:24 -0400

This week, Bloomberg reported that Verizon and Google have made a deal on network neutrality policy they'd like to see in America. That deal (surprise!) is Google can get special privileges on Verizon's network.

Net Neutrality at Home Is Key to Promoting Democracy Abroad

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:21:17 -0500

Full article: Huffington Post
Marvin Ammori
If we as a nation don't preserve Network Neutrality at home, we undermine our diplomacy goals and pro-democracy initiatives abroad, say senior officials at the State Department and the White House. At a recent conference, they stated that the United States would lack credibility abroad without a strong Net Neutrality rule here.

President Obama pledges support for the open Internet

mthompson — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:11:28 -0400

On the heels of FCC Chair Julius Genachowski's landmark announcement supporting Net Neutrality, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to protecting America's open Internet as an engine for job creation, innovation and growth.

Thru You: Two Million for Internet Freedom

mthompson — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:48:23 -0400

Starring everyone from President Obama to "Ask a Ninja" and "Tron Guy," this mash-up includes a chorus of YouTube musicians, more than a million everyday Americans -- and one brave little bill fighting to become a law! Get your members of Congress on board now at SavetheInternet.com

Obama: "Firmly Committed to Net Neutrality"

mthompson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:39:15 -0400

President Obama has re-affirmed his commitment to an open Internet. During his May 29 announcement on America's cyber-security, the President said he remains "firmly committed to net neutrality, so we can keep the Internet as it should be -- open and free.”

President Obama on America's Journalism Problem

mthompson — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:24:56 -0400

President Obama describes the tough challenges currently facing American journalism. “A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.”

Obama Gives Broadband Stimulus the Green Light

Jen Howard — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:47:08 -0500

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed into law the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, unleashing $7.2 billion to expand broadband access and adoption. The law attaches open Internet conditions to broadband funds and directs the Federal Communications Commission to produce a national broadband plan.

AP Accuses Obama Artist Shepard Fairey of Copyright Infringement

Stevie Converse — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:47:23 -0500

Full article: Associated Press
Hillel Italie
The AP says it owns the copyright to a picture of President Barack Obama used in a poster, and wants credit and compensation. The artist who created the poster says that his image is protected by fair use laws. Legal experts have differing views on the case.

Media Minutes: January 30, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:23:29 -0500

Building a fiber optic broadband network is expensive, so why not add the conduits when we dig new roads and repair old ones? And a new movie highlights the controversies surrounding copyright, intellectual property and music.

Media Minutes: January 30, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:16:42 -0500