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Google-Yahoo Redux: Why Deal in Japan is Worse than Attempted 2008 Deal

Published Wed, Jul 07 2010 11:03 AM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Search,Competition,antitrust

Reposted from Microsoft on the Issues... Google-Yahoo Redux: Why Deal in Japan is Worse Than Attempted 2008 Deal by David Heiner Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Microsoft In November 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice determined that a plan...
Trade and Competition: Policy Action Could Boost Opportunities in Europe

Published Mon, Jul 07 2010 3:34 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Competition,antitrust,Trade

There were two interesting pieces of news out of Europe today -- news that could open up business opportunities and foster innovation. First, the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva ruled in favor of the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan in a complaint lodged...
A Story about IP, Innovation, Research, and Competition

Published Tue, Jun 06 2010 11:47 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,R&D,IP,Innovation,Competition,Patents

That post title above is a bit of a mouthful, but what I'm really going to talk about is video game consoles. The Voices for Innovation community is more focused on the enterprise and SMBs, but I think there are some interesting business and innovation...
News Round-Up, Eyeing the Future

Published Fri, May 05 2010 1:40 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Competition,antitrust,Mobile

On occasion, we're going to round up top weekly tech news on the Voice of Innovation blog if it indicates interesting trends or raises policy issues or questions. The stories noted have wide coverage, but we've provided links to just a few samples. Google...
A Busy Week for Tech Policy... and Ramifications for Office 2010

Published Mon, May 05 2010 2:47 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Privacy,Competition

Last week, there was a flurry of policy proposals (arguably, "trial balloons") from Washington for the technology industry. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) offered draft online privacy legislation (discussed in this VFI blog post ), which received a fair amount...
Competition Authorities and Search (from Microsoft on the Issues)

Published Mon, Mar 03 2010 1:09 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Search,Competition,antitrust

Last week on Microsoft on the Issues , Microsoft Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Dave Heiner posted an important blog about the growing regulatory scrutiny of Google. Microsoft, Heiner writes, would certainly say "that leading firms should not...
New Website with Technology Policy Papers by Leading Academics

Published Thu, Jan 01 2010 3:16 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,IP,Interoperability,Competition

I just got a heads up about a new IT policy website called "Technology-Academics-Policy" (TAP) . If you want to take a deeper dive into policy discussions around intellectual property (IP), competition, privacy, security, etc., this is a great place to...
NY Times on Open Source and Business Challenges

Published Mon, Nov 11 2009 11:21 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Competition,open government,Business Development,Open Source Software

Welcome back to those of you who took time off to enjoy the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. I myself am just coming up for air. Yesterday, the New York Times published a very interesting article called, " Open Source as a Model for Business Is Elusive ." The...
John Borthwick on Google, Microsoft, Regulation, and the new book "Googled"

Published Tue, Nov 11 2009 4:15 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Competition,Google,Microsoft

Over at the Business Insider, entrepreneur John Borthwick writes a long piece called, " How to Save the Internet ." This piece is very, very interesting to anyone who has been involved in the progress of technology over the last 15 years. The piece begins...
Fortune Magazine Article on Obama Administration and Google

Published Mon, Oct 10 2009 7:00 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Obama Administration,Competition

Fortune Magazine just ran a provocative cover story entitled, " Obama & Google (a love story) ." It is very interesting reading about Google's approach to Washington, and Washington's treatment of Google. President Obama highlighted Google in his...
The Other Shoe Drops: Dept. of Justice Opposes Google Books Settlement

Published Sat, Sep 09 2009 1:56 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Innovation,Competition,Google Books

A number of companies, organizations, and even foreign governments previously filed friend-of-court briefs voicing strong opposition to the Google Books settlement. But the opposition became much more substantial on Sept. 18: the U.S. Department of Justice...
WSJ Opinion Piece on Antitrust and Tech

Published Wed, Jun 06 2009 11:13 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Competition,antitrust

Yale Law Professor George L. Priest had an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal yesterday about antitrust law and enforcement. He argues that the European Union is about 30 years behind the U.S. in "its antitrust theories," and...
As the World of Antitrust Turns

Published Wed, May 05 2009 4:01 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Competition,antitrust

Antitrust and competition regulation are back in the news, big time. On Monday, Christine Varney, the new head of antitrust at the Department of Justice, announced that the DoJ was reversing a policy course set by the Bush Administration that took a more...
This Week Only - Participate in the National Dialogue on Government IT Solutions

Published Mon, Apr 04 2009 12:02 PM by stuartmckee

Filed under:Policy Beat,Open Innovation,Standards,Economic Stimulus,Open Source Mandates,2009,Feedback,Competition,open government,choice,Business Opportunities,rights,freedom

For this week only, the Obama Administration is hosting a “National Dialogue” on Government IT Solutions in the economic recovery. Many citizens from across the country will be adding their thoughts on government transparency and openness. As a member...
What the Google Books Settlement Could Mean to IT

Published Tue, Apr 04 2009 11:04 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Competition,Google

Once again, I find myself thinking that I should've gone to law school: The so-called Google Books settlement is long (134 pages) and complex. At its heart (and no, I did not read the entire document), the class action settlement (with all publishers...

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Google-Yahoo Redux: Why Deal in Japan is Worse than Attempted 2008 Deal

Trade and Competition: Policy Action Could Boost Opportunities in Europe

A Story about IP, Innovation, Research, and Competition

News Round-Up, Eyeing the Future

A Busy Week for Tech Policy... and Ramifications for Office 2010

Competition Authorities and Search (from Microsoft on the Issues)

New Website with Technology Policy Papers by Leading Academics

NY Times on Open Source and Business Challenges

John Borthwick on Google, Microsoft, Regulation, and the new book "Googled"

Fortune Magazine Article on Obama Administration and Google

The Other Shoe Drops: Dept. of Justice Opposes Google Books Settlement

WSJ Opinion Piece on Antitrust and Tech

As the World of Antitrust Turns

This Week Only - Participate in the National Dialogue on Government IT Solutions

What the Google Books Settlement Could Mean to IT