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publicknowledge.org - 11/5/2009

Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch

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The battle over your home entertainment equipment is heating up again and the time to make your voice heard is now. Hollywood wants the Federal Communications Commission to grant the studios permission to engage in so-called “Selectable Output Control,” or SOC for short. SOC is a technology ...

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businessweek.com - 10/30/2009

How Google Voice Is Growing

— businessweek.com — BusinessWeek 's review of information handed over to regulators shows the call-management service has more than 1... million users. It may be expanded abroad By Arik Hesseldahl In response to questions by U.S. regulators, Google ( GOOG ) handed over ... (more) How Google Voice Is Growing

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googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com - 10/29/2009

Our response to the FCC on Google Voice

— googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com — Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel In our response today to the FCC's inquiry... about Google Voice, we announced that our engineers have developed a tailored solution for restricting calls to specific numbers engaged in what ... (more) Our response to the FCC on Google Voice

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engadgetmobile.com - 27 days ago

Motorola Motus gets FCC approval, Sholes Tablet looking legit

— engadgetmobile.com — Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , HSUPA , Android... Whenever a Moto with triband HSPA hits the FCC, we're naturally going to end up scouring the documentation -- what can we say, it's in our blood -- and today we've ... (more) Motorola Motus gets FCC approval, Sholes Tablet looking ...

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Boing Boing Gadgets:  Tell the FCC to say no to Hollywood's insane "Selectable Output Control" kill-switch

Boing Boing:  Tell the FCC to say no to Hollywood's insane "Selectable Output Control" kill-switch

Gizmodo:  MPAA Still Trying to Plug Your Analog Hole with Selectable Output Control [Mpaa]

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Hollywood wants control over your cable box and DVR while you view movies over cable. http://www.publicknowledge.org/action/say-no-to-soc 20 days ago

RT @donttrythis TELL the FCC you don't want content providers to be able to remotely turn off parts of YOUR home theater http://bit.ly/k6N7u 23 days ago

Kabel-tv-internet är dåligt. Det förstår alla. Men vad ska man kalla det här? Kabel-tv-kabel-tv? http://bit.ly/4urDH1 via @voxpirate 27 days ago

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Tell the FCC to say no to Hollywood's insane "Selectable Output Control" kill-switch
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... FCC should not respond to the "whims of industry" and grant the motion picture lobby the ability to control how consumers use their television sets and set-top boxes. As many as 20 million TV sets could be affected. Take Action Now! Yes, you read that right. The studios want the right to randomly switch off parts of your home theater depending on which program you're watching. And the FCC is taking this batshit proposal seriously. So do something. Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch (Thanks, Alex! ...

Tell the FCC to say no to Hollywood's insane "Selectable Output Control" kill-switch
Boing Boing — ... the FCC should not respond to the "whims of industry" and grant the motion picture lobby the ability to control how consumers use their television sets and set-top boxes. As many as 20 million TV sets could be affected. Take Action Now! Yes, you read that right. The studios want the right to randomly switch off parts of your home theater depending on which program you're watching. And the FCC is taking this batshit proposal seriously. So do something. Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch (Thanks, Alex!) ...

MPAA Still Trying to Plug Your Analog Hole with Selectable Output Control [Mpaa]
Gizmodo — ... But I'm sorry MPAA, pull your head out of your arse. DVDs still get ripped, and one of the very studios you represent is still releasing on-demand movies prior to their DVD release. Why bother? Think about the huge customer base you're alienating, and stay away from the back of my TV. [Public Knowledge and ...