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Many people consider music piracy to be nothing but downloading music "for free." What they may not full understand that is that downloading a song or album off the Web without paying for it is a crime, reports the Detroit Free Press.

The Obama administration released a final list of waivers from the costly mandates of President Obama’s health care law—a list including an overwhelming number of union members, reports Loren Heal of the Heartland Institute.

Politico's Morning Tech reports on IPI's 4th annual Communications Summit. "The public debate about cloud computing is over," Dan Burton, an executive with Salesforce.com, said at an IPI policy summit Wednesday. "Everyone agrees that the government has to go to the cloud."

Bloomberg's Paul Barbagallo reports from IPI's 4th annual Communications Summit that industry experts say wireless carriers need more spectrum than the estimated 60 MHz to 120 MHz that will be reclaimed from television broadcasters under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.

Adam Bender of Communications Daily reports on the latest on a retransmission consent system from IPI's 4th annual Communications Summit.

Katie Ardmore of Communications Daily reports that the quest to solve the spectrum crunch is far from over, according to industry experts at IPI's 4th annual Communications Summit.

Politico's Eliza Krigman reports from IPI's 4th annual Communications Summit that incentive auctions authorized by the spectrum deal are “a down payment” in terms of what the U.S. needs in terms of access to airwaves.

National Journal's Juliana Gruenwald reports that wireless-industry officials urge policymakers to start looking for other sources of spectrum.

The Ft. Worth Star Telegram's Dianna Hunt cites IPI's study regarding the economic impact of counterfeit goods on the local economy.

In this article published by FoxBusiness Dr. Merrill Matthews explains how administrative fees are likely to rise under the Obama administration’s compromise plan: since religious employers will not be held responsible for their employees’ contraception coverage the burden is shifted to the insurers.