AT&T has now admitted to wiring $200,000 to a shell company created by Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen — just months before the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality. Want to know what corruption looks like? Well, look no further …
Category archives: Legislative
Is the Music Modernization Act Enabling ‘Legal Theft’ Against Smaller Artists?
As the Music Modernization Act barrels towards approval in the Senate, dissenting voices are getting drowned out. Should we be paying more attention? The music industry is used to bills dying in Congressional committees. Which is why the Mu…
Connecticut’s Senate Passes a Critical Net Neutrality Bill — Welcome to the Resistance
Connecticut officially joins the net neutrality resistance. After rancorous infighting, Connecticut is suddenly on the vanguard of U.S. states fighting the FCC’s net neutrality repeal. Now, the question is whether this small-but-powerful st…
The Music Modernization Act Will Create a New Copyright Licensing Organization Called the ‘MLC’. What Will It Look Like?
The Music Modernization Act (MMA) gives birth to a brand-new music licensing organization called the Mechanical Licensing Collective, or MLC. Here’s a look at what the MLC is — and what it isn’t. The following comes from Jo…
New York & California Senators Join Forces to Create ‘Bi-Coastal’ Net Neutrality Laws
Senators from California and New York State are joining forces to create a ‘bi-coastal’ set of stringent net neutrality laws. California has drafted the toughest state net neutrality bill to date, one that is widely expected to pass into la…
Smaller ISPs are Suing the U.S. Government to Preserve Net Neutrality
ISPs supposedly benefit from the FCC’s net neutrality repeal. So why are smaller ISPs suing the U.S. Government to protect net neutrality? An unexpected group has now joined the rebellion against the FCC: smaller ISPs. The group…
The House of Representatives Unanimously Approves the Music Modernization Act, 415-0
A bulked-up Music Modernization Act is moving very, very quickly through Congress. Just today (Wednesday), the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the measure. Guess the U.S. House of Representatives really likes the Music Moderniz…
Spotify Is About to Receive a Giant Gift from Congress. Which Might Explain Their Latest Acquisition.
The Music Modernization Act (MMA) will forgive Spotify for years of bad behavior. Ahead of its passage, the company is already moving forward with some post-MMA acquisition plans. Spotify’s ‘non-IPO’ came with a lot of complex p…
Comcast Supports a Ban on Paid Prioritization — With ‘Special Exceptions’ It Chooses
Comcast is completely willing to accept a ban on paid prioritization. As long as it’s a ban on the sites it doesn’t want to prioritize. As mega-ISPs struggle to contend with a disastrous net neutrality repeal, some pretty bizarre stat…
Los Angeles Wants to Build Its Own Citywide Broadband Network
It would be one of the largest municipal broadband networks in the world. Now, Los Angeles is studying an aggressive plan to protect net neutrality. Los Angeles wouldn’t be the first municipality to create their own broadband utility. …