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House Approves Revised Crowdfunding Bill, Sends It to Obama

Liz Gannes in News on March 27 at 12:02 pm PT

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed with a vote of 380-41 a final version of the JOBS Act, revised to conform with the Senate version. The new bill reduces the amount that unaccredited investors are allowed to contribute to “crowdfunding” for small companies. It also pushes the maximum number of shareholders a private company can have without falling under financial reporting regulations to 2,000, from 500.

Senate Passes Crowdfunding Bill With Added Protections for Nonaccredited Investors

Liz Gannes in News on March 22 at 10:25 am PT

The U.S. Senate today approved, 73-26, an amended version of legislation that will legalize “crowdfunding,” or equity investments in start-ups by the general public.

Here Come the First D10 Speakers: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Sean Parker, Zynga’s Mark Pincus and More on the Red Hot Seat

Kara Swisher in D10 on March 9 at 10:40 am PT

Speakers? We got your speakers right here.

The Full Valenti: Dodd Trades His Olive Branch to Tech for a Howitzer, After SOPA/PIPA Gets Delayed

Kara Swisher in Media on January 20 at 11:32 am PT

What would Jack do? (And would it work anymore?)

Voices

Antipiracy Bills Put on Hold in Congress

Peter Landers, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 20 at 9:11 am PT

Congressional backers of online antipiracy legislation called off their efforts Friday following a storm of opposition by Internet companies, effectively killing the bills in their current form.

Go Daddy on SOPA

The debate about the contents of this bill, and its companion bill in the Senate, the PROTECT IP Act, has been heated in recent weeks, as companies within the Internet ecosystem have rallied to lobby against the passage of legislation which might hold us accountable. That myopic view has never been shared by Go Daddy.

– From a statement made available Thursday on its Web site, by Go Daddy Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Christine Jones

House Approves Revised Crowdfunding Bill, Sends It to Obama

Senate Passes Crowdfunding Bill With Added Protections for Nonaccredited Investors

Here Come the First D10 Speakers: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Sean Parker, Zynga’s Mark Pincus and More on the Red Hot Seat

The Full Valenti: Dodd Trades His Olive Branch to Tech for a Howitzer, After SOPA/PIPA Gets Delayed

Antipiracy Bills Put on Hold in Congress

Go Daddy on SOPA

Google Calls Justice Department Second Request on Motorola Deal “Pretty Routine” (If Four Percent Is Routine)

Hey, That Guy Has Our Prototype GoogleGlasses!

Google’s Schmidt at Senate Antitrust Hearing: Eric “Gets It!”

Hear That? It’s The Sound of Google’s Rivals Quietly Rubbing Their Hands Together …

Google Cries Bing and Yelp Yelps, as Senate Antitrust Hearings Commence Today

Google Rivals Are Readying an Antitrust Assault in D.C.

Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington September 21

Google’s Schmidt to Testify in Senate

Supreme Court Axes Videogame Ban, but the Game Isn’t Over Yet

Tech Giants Defend Privacy Practices

Senate Not Done Questioning Apple and Google on Privacy

Required Reading: What to Know Ahead of Today’s Apple/Google Hearing

Google's Content Farming: Good for Consumers or Good for PR?

Night-Table Reading: The FCC's Net Neutrality Rules In Full

What Tech Companies Are Spending in Washington

FCC Vote: Reactions Are Pouring In

As Amazon Cuts Off WikiLeaks, Sen. Joe Lieberman Claims a Pointless Victory

Sen. Kohl Urges Close DOJ Review of Google-ITA Deal

Election 2010: Facebook Fan Favorites Fare Well

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