{"id":35670,"date":"2023-01-29T02:45:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T02:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/29\/this-week-in-techdirt-history-january-22nd-28th\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T02:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T02:47:16","slug":"this-week-in-techdirt-history-january-22nd-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/29\/this-week-in-techdirt-history-january-22nd-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week In Techdirt History: January 22nd \u2013 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"

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from the and-then-this-happened<\/i> dept<\/h3>\n

5 Years In the past<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week in 2018, the FCC was backing off its plans to weaken the definition of broadband<\/a>, however nonetheless couldn\u2019t admit that restricted competitors is an issue, and was apparently hoping that some phony dedication to rural broadband<\/a> would distract folks from the way it simply killed internet neutrality. The State of Montana introduced that it wouldn\u2019t do business with ISPs that violate net neutrality<\/a>, whereas a brand new invoice in congress aimed to prevent Comcast-loyal states from blocking broadband competition<\/a>. In the meantime, the GAO promised that it will eventually get around to investigating bogus FCC comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ten Years In the past<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week in 2013, within the wake of Aaron Swartz\u2019s demise, extra folks had been paying attention to prosecutorial overreach<\/a>, because it grew to become clear that Swartz was unlikely to face conviction or jail time until the feds decided to \u201csend a message\u201d<\/a>. A retired federal decide criticized US Legal professional Carmen Ortiz\u2019s handling of the case<\/a>, and we wrote about how the state of affairs pertains to different incidents that stem from authorities not understanding technology<\/a>. In the meantime, Charles Carreon was nonetheless futilely digging his hole<\/a> whereas Prenda Regulation was trying out a new trick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fifteen Years In the past<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week in 2008, Turkey made its third<\/em> try at a YouTube ban<\/a>, content material business lobbyists in Canada had been pushing for ISP liability<\/a>, and officers in Japan used copyright regulation to arrest a computer virus writer<\/a>. The MPAA truly admitted that some of its piracy stats are bogus<\/a>, whereas Warner Music launched a doubtful lawsuit in opposition to a music search engine<\/a>. Vonage moved on to a brand new goal in its VoIP patent offensive<\/a>, whereas Dash was ramping up its own patent attacks<\/a>. And, in a case with widespread implications, the Supreme Court docket enforced Monsanto\u2019s licensing agreement on seeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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