Tag: Internet service provider

U.S. Senate Votes To Restore Net Neutrality

In a rebuke to the Trump administration, the Senate has approved a resolution that is the first step in blocking the FCC's wide-ranging move to deregulate Internet providers scheduled to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/17/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, Anti-piracy, BMG Rights Management, Congressional Review Act, Cox Communications, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, Joe Manchin, Music Ally, United States

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FCC Sets June 11 Net Neutrality Repeal, Senate To Vote

The Federal Communications Commission has set June 11 as the repeal date for “net neutrality” rules meant to prevent broadband companies from exercising more control over what people watch and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/11/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, Comcast, Congressional Review Act, Federal Communications Commission, Internet Association, Internet service provider, net neutrality, Netflix, T-Mobile, Twitter

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FCC Planning Thanksgiving Reveal Of Net Neutrality Kill Plan

Gobble gobble! It seems turkey isn't the only thing on the chopping block this season, with recent info suggesting the FCC is aiming to announce its plan to gut net. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, AT&T, Comcast, Consumer, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Internet access, Internet service provider, IPhone, net neutrality

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‘Six Strikes’ Potentially Dead, ISPs Continue To Threaten Pirates With Disconnection

Following the demise of the woefully ineffective anti-piracy 'six-strikes' policy, major telecom companies like Verizon, Comcast, and TWC are continuing to threatening users with disconnection based on what Techdirt Karl. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/06/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anti-piracy, AT&T, BMG Rights Management, California, Comcast, Cox Communications, Facebook, Internet service provider, Music Ally, Verizon Communications

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FCC Boss Reveals Nefarious Plan To Replace Net Neutrality Rules With Fluff, Nonsense

Having already made his general contempt for net neutrality, it appears current FCC boss Ajit Pai plans to replace current regulations surrounding net neutrality with 'voluntary commitments' from major telecom. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, AT&T, Barack Obama, Comcast, Federal Communications Commission, internet, Internet Association, Internet service provider, net neutrality, Verizon Communications

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RIAA, BMG Are Copyright Cop Rightscorp’s Biggest Customers

The RIAA may have slowed down on lawsuits against average customers, but its continuing to fight grassroots piracy on another front by working with aggressive copyright takedown service Rightscorp. The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, AdMob, AT&T, Comcast, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, net neutrality, Recording Industry Association of America, YouTube

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This Week In Music Commentary

Music industry commentators this week discussed whether streaming killed song intros, why TV is perfect for artists who don't fit the radio model, and why we shouldn't expect major internet companies. Continue reading

admin on 04/23/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, AT&T, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, internet, Internet Association, Internet service provider, net neutrality, Netflix

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If You Want To Save Net Neutrality, Don’t Bother Waiting For Google, Netflix Or Facebook’s Help

As the gutting of neutrality and killing off of privacy protections continues to proceed, companies like Netflix, Google, and Facebook, although making something of show of lobbying against such things,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accessibility, AT&T, DirecTV, Federal Communications Commission, internet, Internet access, Internet service provider, net neutrality, Netflix, Republican Party (United States)

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Mitch Glazer To Helm RIAA When Cary Sherman Retires Next Year

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has announced that Mitch Glazier will helm the major label trade association after current Chairman and CEO Cary Sherman retires in January 2019. Glazier,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/03/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Internet service provider, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Republican Party (United States), Reuters, United States, United States House of Representatives

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The Music Business And The Quest For Consumer Data [Bas Grasmayer]

In this edition of Projecting Trends, Bas Grasmayer delves into the ways in which the music industry has been working to obtain and analyze the data of its consumers over the past several years,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/29/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Fire TV, American Civil Liberties Union, App Store (iOS), Child pornography, DNS, Facebook, Internet service provider, IP address, Virtual private network, Warrant (American band)

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