Corruption in the American Hollywood style is something to behold. Today, Google published a short blog post alleging that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), alongside a number of film
Today, a coalition of websites promised an Internet-wide protest against the National Security Agency, similar to the mass blackouts that rose up against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Every majo
Today, Google announced a new initiative to support an open and free Internet called "Take Action." The company has set up a website with materials to help educate you on <a href="https://techcrunch.c
<b>Editor's note:</b> <em><a target="_blank" href="http://issa.house.gov/">U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa</a> has represented California’s 49th Congressional<sup> </sup>District in the House of Representa
<b>Editor's note:</b> <em><a target="_blank" href="http://lofgren.house.gov/"></a><a target="_blank" href="http://lofgren.house.gov/">U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren</a> (D), a senior member of the House Judic
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and GM Erik Martin are running a $40,000 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.indiegogo.com/internet2012">Indiegogo campaign</a> to fund a bus trip across part of the c
I'm going to get a lot of hate mail for this article, but it's a fact that Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential pick, Paul Ryan, has mostly been a friend to Silicon Valley and the technology industry. Ryan
Representative Darrell Issa (CA-49) signed the Declaration of Internet Freedom, a broad online declaration that aims to keep the internet free and open. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Gover
A big day today for those who have been opposed to measures like <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/sopa/">SOPA</a> that are aimed at stronger, government-imposed measures to define and prevent count
<a href="http://www.facebook.com">Facebook</a> today explained why it has taken a positive stance on the <a href="http://intelligence.house.gov/bill/cyber-intelligence-sharing-and-protection-act-2011"
Move over organized cybercriminals, the new gangs in town don't want our money, but they want to make a point, and they're going to do whatever it takes to make sure we listen. The annual <a href="htt
Even in an election year where Republicans and Democrats are at each others' throats even more than usual, there is still one political issue in the United States that both sides have to get behind in
Silicon Valley may be a garden of innovation, but many of the seeds were sown by Hollywood. Earlier generations of innovators were inspired by shows such as <em>Star Trek</em>, <em>Lost in Space</em
Part of the long-running (and far from over) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/sopa/">SOPA/PIPA battle</a> was the drawing of lines in the sand by Internet companies. While most recognized the dange
In the aftermath of the defeat of the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, a long list of organizations have sent a letter to Congress asking members to "take a breath" before they trying to pus
My own views about SOPA and the need to protect online intellectual property are <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/14/death-internet-exaggerated/">well-known</a>. But even I acknowledge that SOP
According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Google spent approximately $390,000 (out of $3,760,000.00 total) on SOPA and PIPA lobbying including efforts to educate lawmakers on SOPA and
Silicon Valley and Hollywood: so close geographically, yet so distant digitally and philosophically. You would think we’d understand each other better. In the Valley, we circulate pitch decks. In Ho
On Friday The House <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/sopa-withdrawn-lamar-smith_n_1219250.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003">withdrew</a> the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) from being put
Before SOPA was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/sopa-withdrawn-lamar-smith_n_1219250.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003">pulled</a> from the House yesterday, opponents of the bill argu
Load More