There was a lot of news last week, so here is a quick round-up to direct you to some important articles you may have missed:

Via CNET, Gonzales: It’s time to punish ‘attempted’ piracy, “Urging the necessity of keeping the nation’s copyright laws ‘up to date,’ he pointed specifically to the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007, which was drawn up by his department and submitted to Congress in May.” The attorney general now writes bills for Congress? Hmm.

Also via CNET, the Federal Trade Commission released a report on net neutrality saying in a nutshell that no new laws are necessary. So, interesting that a few days later, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is quoted as saying that the House will hold hearings on the issue in the fall.

Internet radio broadcasters are fighting attempts by the recording industry to raise their royalty rates. Business Week reports on an unsuccessful bid to have Congress resolve the impass, wanting to stay out of regulating such fees fearing opening floodgates.

According to WIRED, Google is worried about their bottom line regarding government censorship, particualrly in Asia and the Middle East.

And over at CinemaTech, Scott Kirsner reports on a hot new debate about RealPlayer, as more feathers get ruffeled over evolving software capability. Kirsner also points the way to a BAVC podcast of their Innovation Salon, “‘Strange Collision’… a conversation about the intersection of creativity and technology in the Bay Area.”