Webcaster Settlement Act: Can it Really Save Internet Radio?

by: Adam Denhoff, Associate Editor, MTTLRImage this is podcasting by Thomas Kamann. Used under a Creative Commons BY 2.0 license.Internet radio broadcasters were given renewed hope of long-term stability when President Bush signed the Webcaster Settlement Act in...

Google Book Search Settlement – What Will Google Deliver?

by Lauren Strandbergh, MTTLR Associate Editor Image The Search by Robert S.. Used under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 license.On October 28, 2008, Google reached a settlement with The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) after two years of...

The PRO-IP Act

by Holly Lance, MTTLR Associate EditorIt may be time to quit that nasty BitTorrent habit. On October 13th, President Bush signed into law the PRO-IP Act (Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008), which greatly increases the power...