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Gadgets, Gizmos And Tech Policy
Techies swarmed to Las Vegas this week for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, but they took a few breaks from their celebration of gizmos and gadgetry to talk about technology policy.
Tech Daily Senior Writer Andrew Noyes was there to capture all of the news for our PM Edition and our blog, Tech Daily Dose.
Gary Shapiro, the dean of the consumer electronics sector, kicked off the festivities with an opening keynote that promoted "fair use" of copyrighted content for tech users. He claimed success in fighting past efforts to "restrict, tax, ban and hobble" technologies but said innovators still face "debilitating lawsuits."
Other topics we covered this week included: a debate about Internet gambling at CES, a Supreme Court ruling on who can challenge patents and when, and the prospects for a merger of tech industry groups. Listen to the podcast for details.
Posted by Technology Daily on January 12, 2007 12:10 PM | Permalink
