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Sports leagues ask US for “instantaneous” DMCA takedowns and website blocking
Sports leagues are urging the US to require "instantaneous" takedowns of pirated livestreams and new requirements for Internet service providers to block pirated websites. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 requires websites to "expeditiously" remove infringing material upon being notified of its existence.
Big Tech isn’t ready for landmark EU rules that take effect Aug 25 (Ars Technica)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 08/24/2023 - 17:43Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones—Mike Lindell’s odd plan to stop election fraud (Ars Technica)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 15:30In win for Google, judge dismisses many claims in DOJ monopoly case (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/07/2023 - 19:58Satellite operators poised for $9 billion payday after clearing C-band spectrum
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched early with the last of a dozen new C-band video relay satellites purchased by Intelsat and SES to help clear spectrum for the rollout of 5G wireless services in the US. Intelsat and SES, two of the world's largest geostationary communications satellites operators, are on track to receive nearly $9 billion in incentive payments from 5G cell network operators by the end of 2024. The payments are due after Intelsat and SES clear the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum, which is being transitioned from satellite services to terrestrial 5G under the supervision of
Internet providers that won FCC grants try to escape broadband commitments
A group of Internet service providers that won government grants are asking the Federal Communication Commission for more money or an "amnesty window" in which they could give up grants without penalty. The ISPs were awarded grants to build broadband networks from the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), which selected funding recipients in December 2020.