The broadband numbers racket

Cherry picking broadband penetration numbers to imply the US is slipping into Third World status is fine for a quickie term paper, but adults ought sort through the multi-dimensional complexity of the real world, writes Thomas Hazlett

Dissociated Press

To preserve quality news, we need a plan that knits together business models and not-for-profit initiatives, writes James Boyle

Will the Supreme Court stem the antipatent tide?

Reflections on In re Bilski from Richard Epstein

Coming soon: mobile, immersive, interactive entertainment

In the future mobile devices will be not just an undersized screen, but as an extraordinarily powerful connection point to a new style of video media, writes Eli Noam

A letter to the new FCC chair, Mr Julius Genachowski

I get $3bn. America gets its TV spectrum back. It’s an offer you can’t refuse.

Obama in cyberspace

What does the president’s mixture of principle and pragmatism look like in the world of the new economy, and more specifically, the world of intellectual property policy? The picture is mixed, writes James Boyle

The European Commission strikes again

In pursuing Intel, the EC has undertaken costly proceedings that don’t produce any clear social gain, writes Richard Epstein

Separating telecoms?

Separation is a tool, not a goal. There are other tools to achieve the same legitimate objectives, and they would be simpler and cheaper, writes Eli Noam

Shovel-ready broadband stimulus

What the information superhighways aren’t built of...

The unravelling of patents in the US

The Washington broadbandwagon