Friday tech round-up: Beijing warns Google, Court bans exclusive cable contracts

FRIDAY BLOG ROUND-UP

Court upholds ban on exclusive cable contracts --Amy Schatz, Wall Street Journal
Netflix cancels contest plans and settles suit--Steve Lohr, NYT Bits
Beijing official warns Google to obey China's laws--Lance Whitney, CNET
White House plans web platform for competition--Nancy Scola, TechPresident
Big boost in net crimes--Juliana Gruenwald, Tech Daily Dose
Al Franken jokes, but Google fiber is no laughing matter--Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired

OTHER NEWS

Stearns questions conflicts of interest in broadband plan--The Hill
Geospatial lobbying group: Google maps are 'cartoons'--The Hill
Mayor of San Jose makes case for clean tech innovation--The Hill