Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade, Election & Politics Law

Historical Reform of the Mexican Telecommunications Industry

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/20/2013

The new President of Mexico, Mr. Peña Nieto, has reached an unprecedented multi-party agreement between his party, the Partido Revolucionario Industrial (PRI), and the rest of the major political forces: the Partido Acción...more

Decades-Old Japanese Electioneering Law May Get a Web 2.0 Refresh

by Gabriel Meister | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 3/5/2013

Here at Socially Aware, we report regularly on the difficulties inherent in applying long-established laws to new technologies like social media. An interesting example of this is unfolding in Japan: it concerns a decades-old...more

What The Cybersecurity Executive Order Means For The Rest Of Us

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 2/26/2013

If you are the CEO of Google, Facebook, Verizon, Comcast, Exxon or Boeing, don’t read this. You have a team of lawyers working for you who have already spent hours analyzing President Obama’s Cybersecurity executive order...more

Cuba Practice Update

by Akerman Senterfitt on 2/7/2013

Cuba Activates First-Ever Fiber Optic Cable - Cuba has long lagged behind its regional counterparts in telecommunications and Internet technologies, trailing even neighboring Haiti in numbers of mobile phone users and...more

Levick Weekly - December 14, 2012: Our Strongest Answer To Terrorism Funding

by LEVICK on 12/14/2012

In This Issue: - Executive Communications - U.S. Fiscal Policy - Our Strongest Answer To Terrorism Funding - CNOOC & NEXEN: Is Canada’s Energy Sector Fertile Ground For Foreign Investment? - NACD Boardvision...more

Congressional Committee Finds Huawei And ZTE To Be Threats To National Security By Shannon Doyle

by King & Spalding on 12/14/2012

On October 8, 2012, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (“the Committee”) published a report declaring two Chinese telecommunication equipment manufacturers, Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE, to be threats...more

Protecting Users' Rights to Free Expression and Preparing for the Extremely Exceptional Circumstance

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 9/17/2012

Google's decision to block access to an anti-Islamic video in Libya and Egypt as a result of widespread violence highlights some of the complex challenges that face companies that host user-generated content. Companies that...more

Keeping an eye on Canada’s tough anti-spam law

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 7/10/2012

North American marketers take note: Canada is set to finalize one of the toughest anti-spam laws in the world. Canada had fallen behind when it came to introducing anti-spam legislation, but it is now making up for lost...more

EPIC to Congress: "Strengthen FISA Oversight"

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 6/1/2012

EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg will testify before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The Act authorizes Government surveillance of international communications, including the private...more

Proposed Easing of Satellite Export Controls Could Benefit U.S. Satellite Industry

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/7/2012

Since 1999, strict controls on the export of U.S. satellites and satellite components have drastically eroded U.S. manufacturers’ market share in the global satellite industry. On April 18, 2012, the U.S. Departments of State...more

Loosening Satellite Export Controls

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/7/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York May 04, 2012. Since 1999, strict controls on the export of U.S. satellites and satellite components have drastically eroded U.S. manufacturers’ market share in the global...more

New Iran and Syria Information Technology Sanctions

by White & Case LLP on 4/27/2012

On April 23, 2012, in an effort to increase pressure on both the Syrian and Iranian regimes to cease ongoing and intensifying human rights violations facilitated by the abuse of information technology, President Obama issued...more

Communications Law Bulletin - November 2008

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/25/2008

IN THIS ISSUE: *The Month in Brief: General Election Results Will Affect Oversight of Telecom Industry *Closed Captioning and Distributed Transmission Orders Get Unanimous Support *California PUC Decision Helps CLECs...more