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Rick Boucher

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Politicos call for music copyright reform

September 13, 2005 They want a "technology neutral" system that would streamline royalty payouts, expand inventories of legal downloading services. TAGS: Rick Boucher, copyright law, congressman, Virginia, law, radio

Net neutrality, broadband taxes top House tech agenda

January 31, 2007 Rep. Rick Boucher's plans include sanctioning city-sponsored Wi-Fi, weeding out bad patents, settling Net neutrality debate. TAGS: Rick Boucher, Net Neutrality, patent, broadband, fund, legislation, tax, bill

House panel approves legal shield for bloggers

August 1, 2007 Over objections from the Bush administration, a divided House committee approves bill allowing people doing journalism for "financial gain" to keep sources confidential. TAGS: Rick Boucher, Bush Administration, bill, shield, blogger, politician, blog, Rep., definition

Lawmakers gear up for patent system overhaul

February 16, 2007 Key House panel is all for introducing a patent reform bill, but agreeing on details could prove a daunting task. TAGS: Rick Boucher, patent, intellectual property, Rep., idea

Bills propose reporter's shield for bloggers

May 4, 2007 One sponsor says intent is to include anyone who "regularly" engages in newsgathering, but "not everyone in our society." TAGS: journalism, Rick Boucher, blogger, journalist, reporter, shield, bill, law, definition, court, president

Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill

April 5, 2006 Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, Rick Boucher, Edward Markey, Rep., violation, amendment, content provider, telecommunications, Capitol Hill, Republican, Democrat, broadband, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., video

Tech companies, investors clash over patent law

March 29, 2007 Larger companies have been lobbying for surgery on what they call a "broken" system; smaller venture capital firms aren't convinced. TAGS: venture-capital company, AmberWave Systems, venture capital, patent, Rick Boucher, Patrick Leahy, technology company, small business, investor, Sen., Rep., bill, chairman

Politicos propose new action on Net neutrality

May 18, 2006 House bill aims to make the concept enforceable under antitrust law, while senators continue to ponder their own action. Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality TAGS: Net Neutrality, antitrust, antitrust law, committee, Rick Boucher, Edward Markey, Democrat, proposal, bill, broadband provider, broadband, telecommunications
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