Congressman Marcia Blackburn, September 28, 2011, Santa Clara University
The roundtable covered the potential regulation of online behavioral advertising and other privacy issues as well as governmental barriers to small startups and online growth. Congresswoman Blackburn is a member of the Congressional Internet Caucus, serves as Vice Chair of the Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade Subcommittee, and sits on the House Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Moderated by Declan McCullagh.
Listen to Audio (Episode number 22)
View Video (Episode number 23)
Press and other resources:
Michelle Quinn, Blackburn: Congress Needs to Tread Carefully on Tech Regs, Politico, September 28, 2011 (registration required).
Tony Romm and Eliza Krigman, Recess or Not Congresswoman Also Take on the Valley This Week, Politico, September 26, 2011 (registration required).
Louis Trager, House Privacy Bill to Deal with Practices of Government as well as Business, Washington Internet Daily, September 29, 2011 (registration required).
Congressman Anna Eshoo, September 27, 2011, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati, Palo Alto, CA
The roundtable covered the spectrum, broadband, net neutrality, mobile app privacy, privacy in the cloud, geo-location privacy and privacy of youth. Congresswoman Eshoo is a Co-Chair (and founding member) of the Congressional Internet Caucus and the Ranking Member of the House Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Featured panelists included Ryan Calo (Stanford University) and Alan Simpson (Common Sense Media).
Listen to Audio (Episode number 21)
Press and other resources:
Michelle Quinn, Eshoo: Prospects for Privacy Legislation Poor, Politico, September 29, 2011 (registration required).
Aaron Selverston, Eshoo: Future of Net Requires Privacy, Transparency, PaloAltoPatch, September 28, 2011.
Gennady Sheyner, Eshoo Seeks Auction of Broadcast Spectrum, Palo Alto Online, September 27, 2011.
Louis Trager, The House Communications Subcommittee is Making Headway on Spectrum Legislation, Washington Internet Daily, Vol. 12, No. 1 88, September 28, 2011 (registration required).
Congressman Zoe Lofgren, September 19, 2011, Santa Clara University
The roundtable covered copyright on the Internet and Congressional legislation designed to thwart Internet piracy (e.g. The Protect IP Act). Congresswoman Lofgren is a founding member of the Congressional Internet Caucus and a member of the subcommittees on Energy and the Environment and Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the subcommittees on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet and Immigration Policy and Enforcement of the Committee on Judiciary Committee.
Audio: N/A
View Video (Episode number 20)
Press and other resources:
Michelle Quinn, Lofgren: Tech industry outgunned in Washington, Politico, September 19, 2011 (registration required).
Louis Trager, Lofgren on IP Act, Washington Internet Daily, Vol. 12, No. 182, September 20, 2011 (registration required).
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, August 16, 2011, Cooley, LLP, Palo Alto, CA
The roundtable covered innovation, patent reform, Internet copyright, Internet taxation, and broadband. Congressman Goodlatte chairs the Congressional Internet Caucus and chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet.
Listen to Audio (Episode number 19)
Press and other resources:
Michael Barclay, State of the New West Meeting with Rep. Bob Goodlatte, IP Duck, August 19, 2011
Joyce Cutler, Rep. Goodlatte Provides Update On Pending Legislation for Tech Audience, BNA, August 17, 2011 (registration required).
Larry Downes, Five Essential Changes to the Protect IP Act, CNET, August 17, 2011
Mike Masnick, Can the Protect IP Act Be Fixed?, TechDirt, August 19, 2011.
Louis Trager, Working on Neutrality, Cybersecurity, Goodlatte Promises House’s ‘Quite Different’ Version of Protect IP Soon, Washington Internet Daily, Vol. 12, No. 159, August 17, 2011 (registration required).
