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The Future of Wireless Competition: Spectrum Auctions

Published on Tue, 2012-02-14 19:23

Published on Thu, 2012-01-26 11:35

Quick – what’s the difference between ripping a CD and ripping a DVD? One is legal, the other is not.

Tell the Copyright Office that you own movies on DVD, you own devices with screens, and that you would like the ability to put those movies onto those devices without breaking the law.

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House Judiciary Committee SOPA Markup- 12/15/11

Published on Sat, 2011-12-17 11:05

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How a Bill Stays a Bill: The Story of SOPA and PIPA

Published on Thu, 2011-12-15 14:00

SOPA and PIPA are getting a lot of attention online, but the recent outcry is really the culmination of over a year's worth of negotiations, meetings, and debates. Public Knowledge explains how we arrived at this moment in SOPA and PIPA, and where we go from here.

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Ode to Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg, and Open Formats

Published on Wed, 2011-09-14 11:15

Because Project Gutenberg ebooks are available in open formats like ePub and plain text, it's easy to use them in a lot of ways, on different devices and with different software. Because they're in the public domain, you don't have to worry about copyright or license violations. In this video, PK Senior Staff Attorney John Bergmayer demonstrates some of the different ways you can enjoy a Project Gutenberg ebook, using gizmos that were lying around the office.

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