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President-elect Barack Obama has selected Julius Genachowski to lead the Federal Communications Commission.
This appears to bode well for a forward-looking (or at least clued) Internet policy, since Genachowski is credited with running Obama’s internet-based election campaign, and, according to “Fierce Telecom,” has an impressive record working with technology and communications companies: He [...]

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Concern is growing that the nation is not ready for next month’s transition.
President-elect Barack Obama and key congressional lawmakers are reportedly considering delaying next month’s Digital TV transition.
On February 17, 2009, full-powered local TV stations are scheduled to switch their signals from analog to digital, meaning viewers will need to get a [...]

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Names are already being floated as to who will likely be on the president-elect’s transition team, including advisors on issues involving technology and communications. Barack Obama is expected to appoint Washington, D.C., lawyer Henry Rivera to head the team focused on the FCC, reports Multichannel News, quoting informed sources. Rivera, who is [...]

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YouTube has turned down the McCain campaign’s request to personally evaluate the presidential candidates’ clips before removing them for alleged copyright infringement.
In a letter dated Oct. 14, YouTube Chief Counsel Zahavah Levine said the site removes clips once it receives takedown notices because the Digital Millennium Copyright Act requires it to do [...]

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Extending its tech-savvy strategy, the Obama campaign Thursday released an iPhone application that lets users enlist their support via the Apple device.
Heading into the home stretch of the presidential race, a key feature organizes contacts by battleground states to aid get-out-the-vote efforts. A user can track friends they’ve contacted, who they’re supporting [...]