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Lead Director Networks: Viewpoints - May 2012

by King & Spalding on 5/18/2012

Introduction On April 3, 2012, the Lead Director Network (LDN) gathered in Washington, DC, for its 12th meeting. Members examined the role of the board and lead director in overseeing strategic risks. This issue of...more

Capital Thinking Update - May 14, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2012

General Legislative The House is not in session on Monday, May 14, 2012. The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday the House will consider...more

Cyber Legislation Outlook: What Companies Should Monitor as Congress Considers Cybersecurity Legislation

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 5/11/2012

The House of Representatives concluded “cyber week” at the end of April with the passage of a number of bills targeted at enhancing the nation’s protections against cyber threats. The Senate is expected to consider proposed...more

House Passes Cybersecurity Bill Despite Controversy

by Jackson Walker on 5/11/2012

Business executives and national security leaders are of one mind over the need to improve the security of computers that control elements critical to the U.S. infrastructure. But the two groups are divided over the question...more

Patton Boggs' TechComm Industry Update - May 9, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/11/2012

In This Issue: Senate Vote on FCC Commissioners; FCC Approves TV Channel Sharing as a Precursor to Incentive Auctions; FCC to Hold Channel Sharing Workshop; Walden and Eshoo Announce Creation of Bipartisan Federal...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

CISPA – Evil Spawn of SOPA and PIPA?

by Sands Anderson PC on 5/4/2012

The House of Representatives has passed The Cyber Information and Security Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and introduced not long after SOPA and PIPA were abandoned in the wake of a popular uprising of...more

House Passes Cyber Intelligence Sharing Bill With Substantial Industry Support, But Veto Threat Looms

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/4/2012

On April 26, 2012 the House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (“CISPA”) on a 248 – 168 vote. CISPA is supported by many communications and technology companies (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, Facebook, and...more

New Executive Order Imposes Sanctions on Technology Companies that Facilitate Human Rights Abuses in Iran and Syria

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/1/2012

The White House recently released a new Executive Order imposing sanctions on information technology companies that facilitate certain human rights abuses in Iran and Syria. Released on April 23, the Executive Order...more

Patton Boggs' TechComm Industry Update - April 25, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/30/2012

In This Issue: -FCC Meeting -Future of Video Programming -House Science Subcommittee Hearing: Avoiding the Spectrum Crunch -Chairman Genachowski to Appear Before Senate Appropriations -Incentive Auctions for...more

CISPA, Approved by House, Poses Threat to Internet Freedom

by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 4/30/2012

SOPA and PIPA, as legislative efforts to deal with online piracy and other infringing activity, have gone the way of the Edsel. But their next of kin, a new bill known as CISPA, has made it through the House, passing 248 to...more

Massachusetts House Votes to Repeal Gift Ban Law

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/30/2012

Earlier this week the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 128-22 to repeal the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct (often called the “gift ban” law). The gift ban law...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

U.N. Should Keep Its Hands Off the Internet

by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 4/27/2012

In March 2012, a resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would urge the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to oppose any resolution that would regulate the Internet. It is...more

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