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Regulating the internet still a bad idea at the state level

Apr 02, 2012 Comments Off by

The panic over federal legislation regulating the Internet is over, but now states are jumping on the bandwagon.  As with many things, Arizona seems to want to be “first”.  A bill has worked its way through both houses of Arizona’s legislature giving the state …

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SOPA Update: Stalled

Jan 16, 2012 Comments Off by

The much-detested Stop Online Piracy Act has ceased to move forward in the House, possibly thanks to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.  Republican Darrell Issa of California, who strongly opposes SOPA, had this to say:

“Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to …

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