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OECD Adopts Recommendation for Internet Policy Making Principles | U.S. Department of State Blog

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:32:16 -0500

OECD Adopts Recommendation for Internet Policy Making Principles | U.S. Department of State Blog:

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) finished 2011 with an important step in international efforts to ensure the Internet remains an open platform that is secure and reliable, continuing to spur free expression and association, innovation, prosperity and job creation. As part of its mission to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world, OECD members adopted a Recommendation of the Council on Principles for Internet Policy Making.

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Obama Administration Responds to We the People Petitions on SOPA and Online Piracy | The White House

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:29:58 -0500

Obama Administration Responds to We the People Petitions on SOPA and Online Piracy | The White House:

Any effort to combat online piracy must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small. Across the globe, the openness of the Internet is increasingly central to innovation in business, government, and society and it must be protected. To minimize this risk, new legislation must be narrowly targeted only at sites beyond the reach of current U.S. law, cover activity clearly prohibited under existing U.S. laws, and be effectively tailored, with strong due process and focused on criminal activity. Any provision covering Internet intermediaries such as online advertising networks, payment processors, or search engines must be transparent and designed to prevent overly broad private rights of action that could encourage unjustified litigation that could discourage startup businesses and innovative firms from growing.

The White House weighs in on the new set of anti-piracy bills making their way through the House and Senate.

Up with Chris Hayes - Debating SOPA

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:11:00 -0500

Up with Chris Hayes - Debating SOPA:

Debating SOPA

By Jonathan Larsen

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Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:46 AM EST

Chris leads a debate on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, with NBCUniversal Executive Vice President and General Counsel Rick Cotton and Reddit.com co-founder Alexis Ohanian, as well as former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) and former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

This morning we debated the Stop Online Piracy Act. Our parent company, NBCUniversal, supports SOPA — and we had NBCUniversal Executive Vice President Richard Cotton on to make the case for it. Opposing the bill was Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit.com. As you’ll see at the top of the first segment, Chris had his own take on it as well. Also there for the discussion were former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) and former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

It was a pretty unique discussion, I thought. At least two of the participants I spoke with afterward said they had more they wanted to say — and we may be able to get some of that up on the website.

The White House and Rupert Murdoch weighed in on SOPA this weekend. And the vote is scheduled for Jan. 24th. So this probably won’t be the last we’re hearing of this.

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"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one."

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“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”

- A. J. Liebling

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