Today is Net Neutrality Day.

In the early 2000’s I served on a local Comcast regulatory committee. Here are a few of my experiences holding the company accountable and how their lobbyists were able to quickly change laws that they didn’t like. This is a snippet from my Weekly Wrapup show at http://lon.tv.

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Goldie Chan contributed to the production of this video.

The late Steve Jobs’ negotiations with the recording industry are now the stuff of legend. He famously told clueless music executives who refused to offer their product digitally that they had their “heads up their asses” and needed to start selling their content in the least restrictive way to save their industry.

Continue reading "OP-ED | MPAA Overreaches in Attempts to Thwart Piracy" »

Tags: SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Congress, Dodd, MPAA, Eckhart, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, DMCA, copyright, censorship, hollywood

Hartford tax attorney Daniel L. Gottfried, a tax partner at Rogin Nassau LLC, joins Lon and Doug to discuss the “Amazon Tax” and what it means for future Internet taxation.

Listen by clicking the play button on the audio player below, and below that is the chatroom conversation that took place during the live broadcast.

Click here to download the 45 minute interview.

Continue reading "CTTechJunkie Podcast #2:  Getting to the Bottom of the Amazon Tax" »

Tags: Amazon, sales tax, Connecticut

The debate over the “Amazon Tax” continued this week with the company announcing, as many expected, the cancellation of Connecticut-based affiliate marketing contracts. The changes impact website operators who are linking to Amazon and receiving a commission based on the sales those links generate.

Continue reading "ANALYSIS | Taxed States Seek to Tax Amazon Sales" »

Tags: Amazon, sales tax, Connecticut