Items tagged "Legislation"
Working with the 117th Congress to Deliver on a Consumer-Focused Tech Agenda
February 9, 2021 Broadband Access , Broadband Affordability , Broadband Deployment , Congress , controlled digital lending , Data Protection , digital equity , DMCA , DMCA Reform , Federal Privacy Legislation , interoperability , Legislation , Lifeline , misinformation , Nondiscrimination , Notice and Takedown , Platform Competition , Platform Regulation , Privacy , Right to Repair , Section 512The 117th Congress has convened at an inflection point in our nation’s history, unprecedented in more than a century. These are serious times, with the country going into its eleventh month of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment running high, and families facing so many challenges in their work and personal lives. Such times demand […]
Read MoreNew Bipartisan COVID Stimulus Package Includes Support for Local Journalism
December 22, 2020 Disinformation , Legislation , Local Journalism , misinformationThanks in part to the efforts of Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the coronavirus relief bill includes a provision that will make thousands of local journalism outlets newly eligible for emergency federal support under the Paycheck Protection Program.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Condemns Passage of CASE Act in Funding Bill
December 21, 2020 CASE Act , Congress , Copyright , Copyright Reform , Legislation , Small ClaimsToday Congress passed a $1.4 trillion government funding bill that included the CASE Act as a last-minute addition.
Read MoreAll I Want for Christmas Is Fee Transparency
December 15, 2020 Cable Costs , Cable Fees , FCC , Fee Transparency , Legislation , Pay-TV , TVPAOn December 20th, something exciting is happening for television viewers, and no, it’s not a new Hallmark Christmas movie (although, we’re sure that’s happening too, and when it does happen, we’ll be there!). What’s happening is that FINALLY, consumers are going to get some transparency into how much they will spend on pay-TV service (e.g. […]
Read MorePublic Knowledge Responds to Senator Tillis’ “Felony Streaming” Copyright Proposal
December 10, 2020 Copyright , Felony Streaming , LegislationToday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a draft of a “felony streaming” provision that he has proposed for inclusion in the Continuing Resolution must-pass government spending bill.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Applauds Bill Amendment Extending Tribal Window for Broadband Access
November 18, 2020 2.5 GHz , Broadband , Broadband Access , FCC , Legislation , SpectrumToday the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs amended S. 3264, the Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act.
Read MoreAn Ounce of Preventive Regulation is Worth a Pound of Antitrust Enforcement: The Case for Platform CPNI
July 7, 2020 CPNI , Data Protection , FCC , Legislation , Platform Competition , Platform Regulation , Platform Regulation Series , white paperLast year, Public Knowledge and Roosevelt Institute published my book, The Case for the Digital Platform Act, I argued there that we could define digital platforms as a distinct sector of the economy, and that the structure of these businesses and the nature of the sector combined to encourage behaviors that create challenges for existing […]
Read MoreChanges to the EARN IT Act Need More Analysis to Be Better Considered
July 2, 2020 CDA , EARN IT Act , Legislation , Section 230Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee marked up the “EARN IT Act.”
Read MoreHouse Passes the Moving Forward Act, Takes Steps Toward Closing Digital Divide
July 1, 2020 Affordable Broadband , Broadband Access , broadband infrastructure , Digital Divide , FCC , Legislation , Spectrum Policy , Spectrum ReformToday, the House of Representatives passed the Moving Forward Act.
Read MoreLibraries Are Updating for Today’s Digital Needs. Congress Needs to Clear the Way.
July 1, 2020 CDL , controlled digital lending , Copyright , Copyright Reform , Digital First Sale , Ereaders , Fair Use , First Sale Doctrine , Legislation , LibrariesLibraries have been central to culture, education, and research for centuries. Libraries have been part of America since the early 18th Century; the most famous early American library, (though not the first), was founded by Benjamin Franklin and others in Philadelphia in 1731. Libraries have taken many shapes — they’ve been public and private; membership-based […]
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