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Broadcasting And Speech, Jonathan Weinberg
Broadcasting And Speech, Jonathan Weinberg
Law Faculty Research Publications
It is illegal to speak over the airwaves without a broadcast license. The FCC grants those licenses, and decides whether they will be renewed, on the basis of a vague "public interest" standard. The resulting system of broadcast regulation conflicts, starkly and gratuitously, with ordinary free speech philosophy. In this Article, the author argues that that inconsistency is crucially linked to inadequacies in free speech theory itself Conventional free speech theory ignores the extent to which imbalances of private power limit freedom of expression. It presupposes that public discourse takes place on a rational plane. The author explores the link …
Broadcasting And The Administrative Process In Japan And The United States, Jonathan Weinberg
Broadcasting And The Administrative Process In Japan And The United States, Jonathan Weinberg
Law Faculty Research Publications
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