Now BTJunkie Shuts Down: Who Needs SOPA?
In the weeks after Internet users and some of the web’s biggest companies rallied around to fight SOPA’s approach to curbing online piracy, filesharing services of all stripes have taken a thrashing....
View ArticleThey Can’t All Be SOPA: Are Webizens Ready To Fight With Nuance?
It’s hard to be a web user these days, especially since the government has gotten so interested in what we’re doing online. Bills and proposed regulations that target web activity and user data are...
View ArticleWas Winning On SOPA Bad For Tech?
I’ve spent a very interesting day at the Tech Policy Summit in Napa, but based on what I’ve heard, I’m beginning to think that the industry’s quick victory in killing the Stop Online Piracy Act this...
View ArticleHow Technology Will Fare In President Obama's Second Term
The long 18-month U.S. presidential election is finally over, and after the dust has settled, President Barack Obama has been elected to serve a second term in the highest office in the land.The...
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The New York Times Allegedly Stole Another Newspaper's Story (NYT)
The New York Times posted an article called "Death and Football" for download on its website, in connection with a Times story this weekend about the author of "Death and Football," Clark Booth.The...
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The UK Reportedly Introducing New Anti-Internet Piracy Measures
The fight against SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA may not be over yet.A British minister made a statement in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday to the effect that the British government was looking at...
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Germany Just Backed Away From Signing The Anti-Piracy ACTA Treaty
Germany has delayed its approval of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), amid concerns voiced by the Justice Ministry,reported AFP.“The signing has not happened, to give us time to carry out...
View ArticleAnonymous And Internet Advocates: Where's Your H.R. 1981 Outrage?
UPDATE Feb. 19, 6:10pm ET: Our videocast explaining H.R. 1981 in-depth is posted in full below; the video was featured on YouTube's U.S. homepage yesterday and this morning, thanks to the tremendous...
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FRED WILSON'S MBA MONDAYS: How The Board Of Directors Works
This is the first of a series of MBA Mondays posts on the topic of The Board Of Directors. I want to dig into the role and responsibilities of the Board as a way to kickoff this series. But first a few...
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How To Survive A Hackathon
After spending all weekend at AngelHack, I learned a few things on how to build a product from scratch. Here's what to do at a hackathon:1. Get a team: Ideally, you will find a designer, front end...
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What Do You Do After You Beat SOPA? Throw A Party, Of Course
What do you do after you beat SOPA? You throw a fun party at SXSW. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was joined by tech guys from Google, Quora, and other companies, and key players from Washington...
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Congress Just Passed A Bill That Gives Companies Unprecedented Access To Your...
Remember SOPA, the anti-online piracy act people freaked out over a few months ago?Now there's a new bill the House passed today that is designed to prevent hackers from getting ahold of personal or...
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Reddit Cofounder Creates 'Bat-Signal' To Save The Internet
Alexis Ohanian is basically an Internet superhero already for creating Reddit, the insanely popular news-discussion website.Now he's formed the Internet Defense League, an organization which aims to...
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House Lawmakers Are Demanding An Internet 'Bill Of Rights'
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Rep. Darrell Issa want to make a Bill of Rights for the Internet. The two Congressmen pushed Issa's Digital Bill of Rights this morning at the Personal...
View ArticleHere's The Latest Piece Of Legislation That Has The Tech Community Up In Arms
Remember SOPA and PIPA? They were laws introduced in the past two years that could have fundamentally altered the way the internet functions in an effort to curb piracy, but were effectively...
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There's A New Documentary On The Tragic Story Of Reddit Co-founder Aaron Swartz
The Sundance Film Festival next week will premiere a new documentary about Aaron Swartz called "The Internet's Own Boy."The 26-year-old killed himself in New York City on January 11, 2013, a year ago...
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Google Just Filed A Lawsuit Against Mississippi's Attorney General (GOOG)
Google filed a lawsuit against Mississippi attorney general Jim Hood on Friday, the Washington Post reports.Google has accused Hood of helping launch an illegal campaign against Google and acting as a...
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Read Reddit's Crowdsourced "Free Internet Act," Which Would Make It Hugely...
After playing a major role in defeating SOPA legislation, Reddit users decided to craft their own "Free Internet Act," which, they hoped, could be used as a far more liberal replacement bill.Idealistic...
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A New British Roller Coaster Is So Extreme That Test Dummies Returned From A...
A new roller coaster about to open at Britain's Thorpe Park twists and turns so violently that the crash dummies on a recent test returned without limbs, according to USA Today.The dummies returned...
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Hate SOPA And CISPA? Get Ready For A Steady Stream Of Internet Regulation...
Is 2012 a landmark year for Internet security bills, or is it just the tip of the iceberg? So far this year we’ve had SOPA, CISPA, CSA and SECURE IT - the latter three still up for votes in the Senate...
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