Jaron Lanier discusses important digital economy issues. The further we go into the digital economy, the greater the need to develop a better system of property rights for intellectual property. The information economy will not thrive where information must be free.

FCC Chairman Genachowski is being interviewed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.. I must confess, while he’s being responsive to every question, he isn’t going very far beyond the basic things he has said for months.
He spends some time talking about making the FCC more open, responsive and transparent. The new Reboot.FCC.Gov is interesting.
However, discussing the convergence of the internet with devices, he says there is a tremendous desire to make sure devices are open for innovation and the FCC is looking at obstacles to convergence issues. …

Neutrality slides down the slippery slope in search of new platforms to conquer.

After the FCC announces it is not interested in open access requirements, the Harvard Berkman Center appears to be dialing back the open access claims in its Broadband Study.

“Measure twice, cut once” is good advice. The Berkman Center wants the FCC to eyeball it and start cutting.

Is Google Voice and application or a carrier? Or is it regulatory arbitrage? An expert offers insight…and more questions.

The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a Web Memo today with questions the FCC and Congress should “get a much better handle on before taking action” on net neutrality.

Lawrence Spiwak offers an important caution about OECD Broadband Rankings and analysis of broadband and wireless. The data is useful, but the analysis is flawed.

Does the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 give government too much control over the internet? A Congressional staffer who works on the issue says the vague language does not make the legislation innocuous.

Akamai has released its 2009 Q2 State of the Internet report.