Network Neutrality and Competition

November 6, 2005

Some recent links about competition and neutrality that seem apropos now in the aftermath of SBC CEO Edward Whiteacre’s comments about the use of his pipes by third-party service providers on the eve of the AT&T merger: Susan Crawford on encouraging more competition in broadband Michael Geist on the CRTC’s report on competition in Canadian […]

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NextGen in Health Care: Digital Medical Records and Wireless Devices

November 6, 2005

MedGadget recently covered UCLA Medical Center’s introduction of the Global Care Quest system. The technology is “a mobile, wireless patient information retrieval system that gives physicians instant access from throughout the hospital and around the world to real-time patient data via wireless Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and cellular smart phones.” Via Gizmodo.

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Stanford on iTunes

November 5, 2005

When I first saw this report I had the shuddering thought that Larry Lessig (seen here shopping for new material on iTunes) might be covering William Shatner songs. But no, it’s much, much worse. The lectures you’ve missed, on your iPod. Odd, you missed them because you were out somewhere listening to something on your […]

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Do-Not-Hesitate-to-Call is in the Senate

November 5, 2005

The Do-Not-Call legislation is in the Senate and will be reviewed by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications. Michael Geist (who has aptly called it Do-Not-Hesitate-to-Call) has expressed some hope that the Senate might restore some balance. After this speech by Senator Tkachuk, I’m not so sure: It is not just a simple […]

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Enforcing the Video Ban in Canadian Theatres

November 4, 2005

Declan has a post today reporting on the experiences of a patron at a screening of Derailed yesterday at the Paramount theatre in Toronto – in brief: get searched, check phone, get filmed and watched by security while in the theatre. People who submitted to the search (everyone from what I could tell) had their […]

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The Future of News

November 4, 2005

Editor and Publisher runs an account of a Columbia University panel discussion Wednesday night titled “The Changing Media Landscape, 2005.” The discussion brought together Len Apcar, NYTimes.com editor; Jeff Gralnick, NBC special consultant and former VP of ABCNews.com; Andrea Panciera, editor of The Providence (R.I.) Journal’s ProJo.com; Craig Newmark, founder and chief customer service representative […]

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Schroeder and Barr on Google Print

November 3, 2005

Pat Schroeder and Bob Barr team up on an op-ed for the Washington Times today, with peculiar results: Not only is Google trying to rewrite copyright law, it is also crushing creativity. If publishers and authors have to spend all their time policing Google for works they have already written, it is hard to create […]

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Sony’s DRM

November 3, 2005

A lot of heat has been generated recently over the rootkit installed by Sony’s DRM. Michael Geist covers the rootkit issue today from a Canadian legal perspective. And there is great technical coverage of the rootkit issue on episodes #9 and #12 of Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte’s Security Now podcast – episode #12 deals […]

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A Singular Day in TV-Land Foretells its Growing Irrelevancy

November 2, 2005

This evening I spent a couple of hours in front of the TV, as I sometimes do, once again only dimly aware of what was happening on the screen. My laptop open, I was gradually working my way through the day’s posts, catching up after a busy day in the office. I learned that Aaron […]

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The Problem of Giving Long Distance Referrals

November 2, 2005

I’ve had a heck of a time recently finding a business lawyer in L.A. who is familiar with start-up financing and acquisition and who is in a small boutique practice. I’ve contacted about 30 people so far – friends in large firms here, friends in firms throughout the U.S., law bloggers I know, VC bloggers […]

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Is the Need for Venture Capital Changing?

November 2, 2005

As Web 2.0, or whatever we’re calling it this month, continues to develop, more and more is being written on how much less funding is now required to build many technology businesses, and inevitably, many (including the WSJ – paid sub. warning) are asking whether the role of VC funding is changing. Two recent posts […]

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More Details on Lloyd’s Open Source Insurance

November 1, 2005

More details are available now on the Lloyd’s open source insurance program announced back in August: Insurance underwriter Kiln, which is a Lloyd’s of London division, and Miller Insurance Services on Monday said they will offer open-source compliance insurance. New York-based Open Source Risk Management will be the exclusive risk assessor. The insurance will cover […]

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