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Destination Ventures, Ltd. V. F.C.C. And Moser V. F.C.C.: How Much Should The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Restrict Your Phone, Fax And Computer?, Michael D. Mcconathy Sep 2010

Destination Ventures, Ltd. V. F.C.C. And Moser V. F.C.C.: How Much Should The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Restrict Your Phone, Fax And Computer?, Michael D. Mcconathy

Golden Gate University Law Review

The Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (hereinafter "TCPA") in two February 1995 decisions: Destination Ventures, Ltd. v. F.C.C. and Moser v. F.C.C. Destination Ventures marked the first examination of the TCPA by any United States Court of Appeals. In that case, the Ninth Circuit held that the TCPA ban on unsolicited facsimile (hereinafter "fax") advertising was a constitutional regulation of commercial speech since the provision reasonably fit the government interest in preventing advertisement cost-shifting to the consumer. Five days later, in Moser, the same three-judge panel reversed a district court decision and upheld the …


An Alternative Proposal To The Fcc's Proposed Amendment: Broadcast Media Concentration Rules, David C. King Sep 2010

An Alternative Proposal To The Fcc's Proposed Amendment: Broadcast Media Concentration Rules, David C. King

Golden Gate University Law Review

In September, 1983, the FCC issued for administrative comment a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (hereafter Notice) aimed at amending the Seven Station Rule. The three major reasons cited by the Commission for proposing the amendment were the arbitrariness of the Seven Station Rule, the changed circumstances in the broadcasting industry since 1953, and the harm to diversity caused by the Rule despite its intended purpose. The Notice did not cite a specific alternative to the Rule, but indicated a possible interim amendment in the numerical ceiling to fourteen on-air television stations and thirty-six radio stations (FM and AM combined). …


Communications Law, Richard D. Harmon Sep 2010

Communications Law, Richard D. Harmon

Golden Gate University Law Review

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Communications Law, Marla Katz Westover Sep 2010

Communications Law, Marla Katz Westover

Golden Gate University Law Review

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If You Can't Say It, Why Can You Show It? An Open Letter To The Fcc, Wendy P. Rouder Aug 2010

If You Can't Say It, Why Can You Show It? An Open Letter To The Fcc, Wendy P. Rouder

Golden Gate University Law Review

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