6 posts and columns on Orrin Hatch

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SOPA Bill Faces New Hurdles

in News on January 18 at 1:10 pm PT

Antipiracy bills in Congress faced new hurdles Wednesday as House Speaker John Boehner said the legislation wasn’t ready for a vote and more than a half-dozen senators expressed reservations in some form.

11.28.09 Weekend Update–Black Friday, Blue Saturday Edition

in News on November 28, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

Everyone in the retail world was waiting with bated breath yesterday to find out if the current economic pinch would make consumers fight harder in the discount trenches or simply sound the retreat. Either way, the AllThingsD team was at its post this week bringing you tech and trends to keep you ahead of the pack.
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U.S. Senators Tell EU to Approve Oracle-Sun Deal…Typical Americans

in News on November 25, 2009 at 6:01 am PT

With Sun Microsystems beginning to founder as it awaits European Commission clearance of its acquisition by Oracle, a group of U.S. senators is urging the European Commission to speed up its approval of the deal. In an open letter, the group essentially tells European regulators to “get on with it,” warning that further delay could result in additional layoffs at Sun.
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Google Threat Level Raised to Orange

in News on November 20, 2007 at 6:39 am PT

Much as Google would like to think otherwise, the U.S. Senate isn’t quite ready to rubber-stamp its proposed acquisition of DoubleClick. The top two members of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights–Democrat Herb Kohl of Wisconsin and Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah– sent a strongly worded joint letter to the Federal [...]

New NBC Series to Feature World's Smallest Violin Playing World's Saddest Song

in News on October 3, 2007 at 1:55 pm PT

Nothing like an alarmist study to get Washington lawmakers worked up into a pro-legislation lather. Which is exactly what NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker gave them at an antipiracy summit hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today. Citing an Institute for Policy Innovation study that estimates that copyright-industry piracy costs the U.S. economy [...]

New NBC Series to Feature World’s Smallest Violin Playing World’s Saddest Song

in News on October 3, 2007 at 1:55 pm PT

Nothing like an alarmist study to get Washington lawmakers worked up into a pro-legislation lather. Which is exactly what NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker gave them at an antipiracy summit hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today. Citing an Institute for Policy Innovation study that estimates that copyright-industry piracy costs the U.S. economy [...]