Posts Tagged ‘obama’

With millions of users every day The Pirate Bay is an ideal site to reach tech savvy people all around the world. The power of this online platform is used by many advertisers to target customers, and not just those looking for a Russian bride either. Currently a secretly-funded conservative-leaning organization, listed by the New York Times as "getting the most bang" for its advertising ... Full story

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million from some, but not all claims brought over promotion and sale of scandalous book about presidential candidate. Parisi v. Sinclair, — F.Supp.2d —, 2011 WL 1206193 (D.D.C. March 31, 2011) In 2008, Larry Sinclair made the ultra-scandalous claim that he had Full story

U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón issued a joint statement this week that touched on ACTA, reaffirming "their commitment to the negotiation of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and charged their administrations to conclude these negotiations soon." Full story

This has been a remarkable two weeks for those tracking the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, as the proposed treaty has begun to attract attention at the highest political levels.  The European Union has undergone the greatest change.  First, the identification of the transparency holdouts led to a unanimous EU position favouring release of the text.  This week, EC Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht ... Full story

Hollywood lobbyists are trying to launch an assault on Internet providers and fast track tougher anti-piracy legislation in the United States. Ari Emanuel, the brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, says the industry has been discussing these plans with President Obama outside of the public's eye. Full story

U.S. President Barack Obama has reinforced his support for net neutrality.  When asked about the issue, he responded "I’m a big believer in Net Neutrality. I campaigned on this. I continue to be a strong supporter of it. My FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has indicated that he shares the view that we’ve got to keep the Internet open, that we don’t want to create ... Full story

The Obama Administration has confirmed its support for continuing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations.  The next round of talks are set for July in Morocco.  The U.S. hopes to conclude the deal by 2010. Full story

There are many reports about the release this week of an ACTA summary document that was first made available on the USTR website.  These articles suggest that this reflects new support for transparency from the Obama administration.  While it may be true that the administration supports greater transparency, making that connection in this case is misleading.  The document is a negotiated text between ... Full story

President Obama has indicated that health information technology (HIT) is an important component of his administration's health care goals. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have lauded the potential for HIT to reduce costs and improve care. In this post, I'll give some basics about what HIT is, what work is underway, and how the government can get more security experts involved. We ... Full story

Paul Blumenthal over at the Sunlight Foundation Blog points to a new report from the Congressional Research Service: “A Federal Chief Technology Officer in the Obama Administration: Option and Issues for Consideration”. This report does a good job of analyzing both existing positions in federal government that have roles that overlap with some of the potential responsibilities of an “Obama CTO” and the ... Full story