MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ censored from Web on Internet Freedom Day
A video of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech uploaded in honor of Internet Freedom Day has been removed from Vimeo for a Terms of Service violation.
CES kingpin Gary Shapiro talks privacy, patent trolls and the future of the largest tech show in America
Nobody knows CES better than Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association. We talked to him at the opening day of CES to get his take on innovation, user privacy, Washington politics, and the role of CES in the future of consumer…
7 ways the PC changed forever in 2012
Though the spotlight was largely on tablets and smartphones this year, 2012 brought a number of changes to the PC world that will hugely impact computers in 2013.
SOPA, COPPA, and other ways Washington tangled with the Web in 2012
From SOPA, to the failed U.N. Internet takeover, 2012 has been a monumental year for the relationship between the Web and the powers that be in Washington D.C. Here are the five biggest moments.
New bill aims to keep Washington’s grubby mitts off the Internet for 2 years
California Rep. Darrell Issa has released a draft of a new piece of legislation that would prevent Congress from imposing new rules on the Internet for two years. But would such a bill really have the desired effect?
Sorry, Internet, SOPA had zero effect on election day results
Blockage of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) may have served as the Web's defining political moment of the year, but the anti-SOPA movement appears to have had little to no effect on Congressional elections, with 21 out of 24 SOPA supporters hanging on to…
Why Kim Dotcom chose the Me.ga domain
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom seems to have found a legal loophole that will allow him to relaunch Megaupload under the new domain Me.ga. And it is precisely this kind of loophole that the now-defunct SOPA anti-piracy bill was trying to close.
How to install the Internet Defense League ‘cat signal’ on your Tumblr blog
Step-by-step instructions for installing the Internet Defense League's "cat signal" on your Tumblr blog.
State of the Web: Will the Web wilt when it’s no longer wild?
Online, the open range is giving way to cities and subdivisions, and the fight to control the rules of our new communities starts with a simple question: What do you want the Web to become?
SOPA is NOT back — but IPAA could still be a problem
Despite what you may have read, Rep. Lamar Smith's Intellectual Property Attache Act is not SOPA in disguise.
SOPA sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith unveils new intellectual property bill
Once part of SOPA, Rep. Lamar Smith's "Intellectual Property Attache Act" seeks to further spread U.S. copyright protections around the world.
Listen up, Washington: Anti-SOPA activists launch Declaration of Internet Freedom campaign
The Declaration of Internet Freedom movement wants to stop dangerous bills and business practices before they even begin.
Internet Defense League plans ‘Bat-Signal’ for the Web to combat dangerous bills
In an attempt to recreate the Internet "blackout" that shut down SOPA and PIPA, a group of online activists have created the Internet Defense League, which promises to craft a "Bat-Signal for the Internet" that will warn Web users against bad legislation.
Piracy crackdown: Google asked to remove 1.2 million pages last month alone
Google has seen a huge spike in takedown requests related to copyright infringement, with more than 1.2 million such requests sent last month alone.
Internet, meet the new ploy to pass the next SOPA
A new study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Intellectual Property Center puts jobs at the center of the debate around intellectual property protection.