The New York Times writes on Google’s ad partnership with Yahoo, and the potential antitrust concerns. Columbia Prof. Scott Hemphill says, “In this business, where scale is so important, there is a danger that you effectively lose a second major player and the opportunity for a genuine counterweight to Google.”
The New York Times endorsed net neutrality in an editorial on Monday. Net neutrality opponents responded in a letter to the editor on Thursday.
The New York State government has released its report on electronic records and open formats. While not choosing sides in current debates about electronic document formats (e.g. ODF vs. OOXML), the report recommends making “openness” a factor in software purchases. Comments submitted in response to the state’s request, including one from us here at AltLaw, are also included with the report.
Net neutrality returns to Capitol Hill, with a new House bill (N.Y. Times) that would hold ISPs liable for antitrust violations if they block or degrade traffic.
Prof. Tim Wu writes for The New Yorker this week, in their “Talk of the Town” section, about J.K. Rowling’s lawsuit against the Harry Potter Lexicon.
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation has released a report on broadband policy worldwide. They United States is behind on broadband deployment, for which the authors place equal blame on policy, market failures, and the living patterns of most Americans (e.g. suburban homes rather than large apartment buildings). They provide a set of suggestions for U.S. policymakers to follow.