Wetmachine http://www.wetmachine.com A group blog on telecom policy, software, science, technology, and writing Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:27:21 +0000 en hourly 1 AT&T, Anger Management and Spectrum Legislation http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/att-anger-management-and-spectrum-legislation/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/att-anger-management-and-spectrum-legislation/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:59:22 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2832 Based on recent statements, it’s hard to tell whose angrier at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its Chair, Julius Genachowski: AT&T’s Upper Management or the House Commerce Committee Republicans. Mere mention of Genachowski’s name converts House Commerce Committee …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/att-anger-management-and-spectrum-legislation/feed/ 0 What The SOTU “Piracy” Reference Means: Back In The USTR With Special 301 and The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/what-the-sotu-piracy-reference-means-back-in-the-ustr-with-special-301-and-the-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/what-the-sotu-piracy-reference-means-back-in-the-ustr-with-special-301-and-the-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:25:48 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2828 It don’t take much to excite the Twitterverse. Obama makes a passing reference to intellectual property enforcement as a sop to the MPAA by saying foreign piracy hurts trade, and my reader explodes with “Obama’s flipping on PIPA/SOPA! Betrayal!” While …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/what-the-sotu-piracy-reference-means-back-in-the-ustr-with-special-301-and-the-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement/feed/ 1 The PIPA Aftermath — Will Senate Democrats Drive Off A Cliff For Hollywood? http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/the-pipa-aftermath-will-senate-democrats-drive-off-a-cliff-for-hollywood/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/the-pipa-aftermath-will-senate-democrats-drive-off-a-cliff-for-hollywood/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:08:29 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2826 One of the more surprising developments in PIPA/SOPA politics has been the transition of Hollywood-backed legislation from a bipartisan issue with both Republican and Democratic proponents and opponents to a partisan issue. Democrats (particularly Senate Democrats) are increasingly identified as …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/the-pipa-aftermath-will-senate-democrats-drive-off-a-cliff-for-hollywood/feed/ 0 An Astounding Week In PIPA/SOPA Comes To A Close http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/an-astounding-week-in-pipasopa-comes-to-a-close/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/an-astounding-week-in-pipasopa-comes-to-a-close/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:43:40 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2827 Today brought a dramatic conclusion to an extraordinary week and the culmination of months of amazing activism on PIPA/SOPA. A month ago, hardly anyone had heard of PIPA and a few more had heard of SOPA and its passage was …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/an-astounding-week-in-pipasopa-comes-to-a-close/feed/ 1 SOPASTRIKE The Day After http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/sopastrike-the-day-after/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/sopastrike-the-day-after/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:29:53 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2823 Yesterday was absolutely one of those days that reminds me why I stay in public advocacy. I’m a democracy junkie. Yes, I admit it. The sight of literally millions of people remembering that they are citizens and not just consumers …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/sopastrike-the-day-after/feed/ 0 Let’s Go Steal Us the Internet http://incantations.wetmachine.com/lets-go-steal-us-the-internet/ http://incantations.wetmachine.com/lets-go-steal-us-the-internet/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:38:42 +0000 Helen http://wetmachine.com/?p=2822 I’m not someone who’s ever been accused of being an activist. I mean, I’ve written a manifesto or two, I suppose — who hasn’t? But I wanted to say something about the pair of bills currently on everyone’s mind, because …

]]> http://incantations.wetmachine.com/lets-go-steal-us-the-internet/feed/ 0 SOPABlackout And the “Internet Spring” http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/sopablackout-and-the-internet-spring/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/sopablackout-and-the-internet-spring/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:58:10 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2819 January 18, 2012 should be remembered as the first day of the “Internet Spring.”

I like to say that the worst thing about PIPA/SOPA is that it confirms every awful, cynical thing people say about how Washington DC works. But …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/sopablackout-and-the-internet-spring/feed/ 3 Teh Day Teh Lolcats Deaded http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/teh-day-teh-lolcats-deaded/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/teh-day-teh-lolcats-deaded/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:22:16 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2817 Ohai! Plz watch dis fair use parrotty dat explains why PIPA iz so bad. Den call yr Senators and tellz dem:

PIPA — ME NO WANT!!!

 

kthxbai…

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/teh-day-teh-lolcats-deaded/feed/ 0 A Not-So-Brief History of DNS Blocking — And Why It Sucks http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/a-not-so-brief-history-of-dns-blocking-and-why-it-sucks/ http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/a-not-so-brief-history-of-dns-blocking-and-why-it-sucks/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:51:38 +0000 Harold http://wetmachine.com/?p=2816 I suppose I’m getting old. I cannot believe that the intellectual property lobbyists (or, as I affectionately refer to them, the “IP Mafia”) have once again trotted out their Holy Grail of blocking websites at the domain-name level. More mind …

]]> http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/a-not-so-brief-history-of-dns-blocking-and-why-it-sucks/feed/ 0 Wisconsin destroys a business http://inventing-the-future.wetmachine.com/wisconsin-destroys-a-business/ http://inventing-the-future.wetmachine.com/wisconsin-destroys-a-business/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:37:24 +0000 Stearns http://wetmachine.com/?p=2813 Even as our Croquet software was going open source and the company winding down, I haven’t been posting much. I’ve been distracted. Here’s one reason why.

This is a tale of a government that destroyed a business. My business, along …

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