Electronic Frontier Foundation
If Not Overturned, a Bad Copyright Decision Will Lead Many Americans to Lose Internet Access
In going after internet service providers (ISPs) for the actions of just a few of their users, Sony Music, other major record labels, and music publishing companies have found a way to cut people off of the internet based on mere accusations of copyright infringement. When these music companies sued Cox Communications, an ISP, the court got the law wrong. It effectively decided that the only way for an ISP to avoid being liable for infringement by its users is to terminate a household or business’s account after a small number of accusations—perhaps only two.
Ernesto Falcon: Sacramento Might be Undergoing a Broadband Policy Reboot (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/16/2021 - 17:11Google’s FLoC Is a Terrible Idea (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/05/2021 - 06:17The U.S. Internet Is Being Starved of Its Potential: 2020 in Review
So long as our local, state, and federal governments do not prioritize delivering future-proofed infrastructure to all people, our ability to make full use of the 21st century Internet will be limited. What the Internet becomes in the mid-to-late 21st century will not be an American story, unless we aggressively course-correct our infrastructure policies soon.
California Legislation to Make Significant Investments in Public Broadband (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:58Podcast | How to Fix the Internet, with guest Gigi Sohn (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 15:13California Is Putting Together A Broadband Plan. We Have Thoughts. (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 17:05California’s Assembly May Do Nothing to Help on Broadband—Thanks to Big ISPs (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
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California Governor Newsom's Broadband Plan Lays Important Foundation and Opens Possibilities
On August 14, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) issued an executive order to establish a state goal of 100 mbps download speeds for all Californians, citing the 2 million Californians who lack access to high-speed broadband today.