Grant Gross

Articles by Grant Gross

SOPA and PIPA: What went wrong?

Why a Web campaign derailed three powerful and well-funded trade groups that pushed hard for laws that could have cut U.S. access to suspect foreign Web sites

Opposition rises in Congress to U.S. copyright bills

Senators seem to be responding to public pressure as one bill is called dead and a vote on another is delayed. However, proponents aren't giving up

ICANN CEO defends new gTLD plan

Organization will start accepting applications this week for new generic top level domain names, despite criticism from U.S. Congress

Governments can’t fight social media, says U.S.

"The 21st century is a lousy time to be a control freak," State department official tells reporters in urging governments support an open Internet

U.S. lawmakers push for Huawei investigation

Members of Congress want to know if gear sold by Chinese network equipment maker will allow authorities in Iran to restrict free speech

U.S. copyright hearing goes into 2012

So far, the committee has voted down about 20 amendments designed to address concerns by Web-based companies, Web security experts and digital rights groupsrn rn

AT&T kills attempt to buy T-Mobile

Deal dies in the face of tremedous oppostion. AT&T to pay Deutche Telekom a $4 billion breakup fee, but will also enter into a roaming agreement with the German carrierrn

CEA switches, now supports Internet sales tax

The Consumer Electronics Association says a U.S. tax that would hit products whether they are sold online or in stores would be fair

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