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Phone-unlocking petition author launches "Fix the DMCA" campaign

Phone-unlocking petition author launches "Fix the DMCA" campaign
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Sina Khanifar, co-found of OpenSignal, has launched a campaign to "fix" the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Interestingly, Khanifar is also the same person who authored a recent petition to legalize cellphone unlocking. His "We the People" submission was subsequently blessed…

White House: It's time to legalize cell phone unlocking

White House: It
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • In February, a petition calling for an end to the ban on unlocking cell phones was introduced. In a short amount of time, the petition received the requisite 100,000 signatures needed to elicit a possible White House responsible. Today, the…

FCC will investigate phone unlocking ban, cites innovation, competition concerns

FCC will investigate phone unlocking ban, cites innovation, competition concerns
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says the FCC will be investigating whether or not a ban on cellphone unlocking is a sensible demand. The government communications body will also be exploring its options to address the ban, assuming it determines the…

Petition to legalize unlocking reaches 100K signatures, warrants White House response

Petition to legalize unlocking reaches 100K signatures, warrants White House response
  • Posted February 21, 2013, 11:42 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • With over 100,000 signatures (and counting), an open petition asking the White House to legalize unlocking cell phones could elicit an official response from the Obama administration. Currently, 100,000 signatures within the first month of a petition's life is the…

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