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Well, it’s June, which marks the beginning of the hurricane season and (this year) the end of the Democratic primaries.

In the 1970s, the Federal Communications Commission began a struggle to reconcile old communications laws governing telephones, broadcasting, and cable television with the new technological and business realities.

Massive government spending and entitlement programs create opportunities for fraud.

A tremendous amount of research and investment is being directed at the search for technological breakthroughs to provide cleaner, more efficient, cheaper and more abundant sources of energy. There will be a huge demand for the wide diffusion of this innovation in years to come. This paper discusses the elements necessary in a global approach that prioritizes real world impact, but also respects intellectual property and the innovation process.

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Boston University economists Lawrence J.

The IP-skeptic activist groups took it on the chin last week, as their plans for socializing the intellectual property (IP) system hit a setback.

You’ve probably heard of the “No New Taxes” pledge.

Should Internet application providers be liable for illegal material such as pornography, copyright violations and civil rights infractions that pass through their “pipes” or through their service? The general principle has been that, so long as the provider passively allows traffic to flow through and does not look at or interact with the material, that provider exists within a “safe harbor” and is not legally liable.