September 2008
120 posts
ACTION ALERT: Thank You For Saying 'No' to PRO-IP →
This past weekend, the House and Senate approved an amended version of the Intellectual Property (IP) enforcement bill, now called the PRO-IP bill. As you’ll recall, we at Public Knowledge have…
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is drinking Herbal Mist Peach Tea, pretty tasty.
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Looks like Google Android innovated around the multitask problem without a complicated WinMo task manager or Apple’s push messaging service.
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Another humiliating kick in the crotch from Lessig. With friends like Larry…
Robert Young Accepts 2007 PK President's Award →
Robert Young Accepts 2007 PK President’s Award Author: acurtis Keywords: ip3 publicknowledge Added: September 23, 2008
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yes, madmen ftw!
CHICKEN POT PIE RECIPES →
stumbled on this via digg upcoming and thought it useful to bookmark. mmm, potpie!
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Wondering why there’s all this hate for the new MS commercials. “I’m a PC” tries show how PC users are cool, too. Is this so hard to get?
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New Twitter interface. Nice.
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ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate to Hold Up the IP... →
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee gave the green light to S. 3325, the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Act of 2008. We need you to show them the red light, NOW! This intellectual…
Feel my blood pressure rising. Setos says local tv will go away because it can’t get high value content, while at the same time talking about all the exclusive content that local channels provide.
Andy Setos promoting the broadcast flag. Local broadcasters are threatened by not having high value content available to them because they don’t DRM their shows.
Posts on the second panel will be fewer
Swapping out witnesses fro
Harman questions witnesses
Q: What about D-block? What about an FCC hearing in California?
Martin: need public process on the issue, not likely to consider until end of year. Would like to talk about finding dates to go to California.
Doyle questions witnesses
Q: how do you explain the 200% participation rate? Are people hoarding boxes?
Baker: we don’t think so.
Q: firefighters helped connect people in Wilmington, were they paid? Does the FCC plan on working with other fire depts in other places?
Martin: put out bids to local groups to help shutins get connected.
Solis questions witnesses
Q: what about Latinos? How are you educating the non-English speaking comstituents?
Baker: we are taking proposals for meeting the spanish speaking needs, hopefully roll out in Oct.
Q: what about the supply?
Baker: we’re working to address.
Green questions witnesses
Q: what about battery operated converter boxes?
Martin: battery operated pack, $12 for one specific converter box.
Q: digital cliff, does severe weather impact reception?
Martin: weather can impact.
Q: can coupons be used for battery packs?
Martin: no.
Q: reissuing of coupons?
Baker: no reissue, ask a friend for theirs, they are transferable.
Eshoo questions witnesses
Q: how many people call TV broadcasters?
Martin: a few hundred, not too many.
Q: quiet period—how long? What are plans?
Martin: proposed 3 weeks, ms Eshoo concerned about the NFL playoffs.
Q: US is 16th in world in broadband quality, the AWS3 auction, when do you plan to have vote?
Martin: commissioners asked for time, had conducted more testing, waiting for comments on study.
Shimkus questions
Suggests members be more proactive about getting the word out.
Got to press the scan channel button on the converter boxes.
White squirrels in Illinois.
Older folks expressing their excitement to friends about the transitions.
Q: rate of return?
Baker: lowest of any CE device.
Q: what about phone and online retailers?
Baker: need to encourage public to think outside the box for where...
Gonzalez questions
Q: what encourages and discourages adoption? How about import terriffs?
Martin: taxes always raise costs on consumers.
Q: what about quiet period?
Martin: need to be centered around the transition dated, before and after.
Q: reissuance of coupons?
Baker: biggest complaint that there’s an expiration date. But they are transferable, so people can ask friends for their unredemed...
Sterns questioning witnesses
Q: how many people called the FCC with problems?
Martin: roughly 1%, many calls about basic questions like how to hook up the converter boxes.
Q: asking for $7M more, but aren’t you giving some back?
Baker: plan to give back around $330M, but need the 7 towards administrative, which the statute caps.
Markey now asking questions of the Witnesses
Q: more soft tests?
Martin: yes, encouraging broadcasters to flip the DTV signal on for at least 5 mins, so consumers can try out their equipment?
Q: how do we encourage uptake of converter boxes?
Martin: need to educate consumers to try out their equipment now.
Q: how many chanels will have coverage shrinkage?
Martin: coordinating with broadcasters.
Q: what about the surge in demand for...
GAO now testifying, ratting out the NTIA’s shortcomings on the coupon program. Spike in coupon demand likely in q1 of 2009—Duh.
Baker now testifying on the D2A converters and the adoption rate—says on track in most markets.
FCC Chairman Martin now testifying, talking about consumer and technical challenges to the transition.
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Going to liveblog the House E&C Com. Hearing on DTV, if there’s anything significant over at: http://curtian4.tumblr.com
Members now bickering about Energy Bill
Members filling in, still opening statements
Now in the room: Reps. Eshoo, Hill, Inslee, Sterns, Barton, Deal, Solis, Dingell, and Walden.
Sitting in a row half full of Fox lobbyists. Opening statements still being made, mostly split on saying that the DTV transition is going well and expressing concerns about consumers calling the FCC in with questions about tuner boxes.
Liveblogging the House DTV hearing
We’ll see if there’s much to report on from this hearing. The concern here is not so much about the transition, but rather because of one of the witnesses on the second panel—a representative of Fox and father of the broadcast flag: Mr. Andy Setos. Chris Murray from Consumers Union will also be testifying and can more than hold his own on any BF issues.
At the moment, there...
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