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A Shadow Government: Private Regulation, Free Speech, And Lessons From The Sinclair Blogstorm, Marvin Ammori
A Shadow Government: Private Regulation, Free Speech, And Lessons From The Sinclair Blogstorm, Marvin Ammori
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
Because of the economics of online information, thousands who do not know each other can band together in hours, without previous organizational coordination or any persistent central coordination, to affect others and conform society to their idea of the social good. This changes the dynamic of political action and the ability of unaffiliated, lone individuals to respond to social acts where government and the market have not. Through ad hoc volunteerism, the Sinclair participants produced regulatory action against a private party with whom they were not transacting--because they believed government failed to do so. Although ad hoc volunteerism has received …
Securing The Freedom Of The Communications Revolution, Michael K. Powell
Securing The Freedom Of The Communications Revolution, Michael K. Powell
Federal Communications Law Journal
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Virginia Cellular And Highland Cellular: The Fcc Establishes A Framework For Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation In Rural Study Areas, Mark C. Bannister
Virginia Cellular And Highland Cellular: The Fcc Establishes A Framework For Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation In Rural Study Areas, Mark C. Bannister
Federal Communications Law Journal
In 1996, Congress passed the first substantial rework of the Communications Act of 1934. This Act was intended to benefit consumers by encouraging competition and establishing a series of explicit mechanisms for assuring universal service. One of the outcomes is the creation of significant controversy over the federal, and in some cases, state universal service subsidy for the class of telecommunications providers typically known as wireless or cellular and defined by federal statute as "commercial mobile radio service" ("CMRS"). Incumbent local exchange carriers ("ILECs") characterize these subsidies as a windfall and as unnecessary to provide wireless phone service. They argue …
Convergence And Competition-At Last, Antoinette Cook Bush, John Beahn, Mick Tuesley
Convergence And Competition-At Last, Antoinette Cook Bush, John Beahn, Mick Tuesley
Federal Communications Law Journal
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The Broadcast Flag: It's Not Just Tv, Wendy Seltzer
The Broadcast Flag: It's Not Just Tv, Wendy Seltzer
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The 2005 Communications Act Of Unintended Consequences, Daniel Brenner
The 2005 Communications Act Of Unintended Consequences, Daniel Brenner
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Four More Years... Of The Status Quo? How Simple Principles Can Lead Us Out Of The Regulatory Wilderness, Adam Thierer
Four More Years... Of The Status Quo? How Simple Principles Can Lead Us Out Of The Regulatory Wilderness, Adam Thierer
Federal Communications Law Journal
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Recent Developments In Program Content Regulation, Richard E. Wiley, Lawrence W. Secrest
Recent Developments In Program Content Regulation, Richard E. Wiley, Lawrence W. Secrest
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Time For Change On Media Cross-Ownership Regulation, John F. Sturm
Time For Change On Media Cross-Ownership Regulation, John F. Sturm
Federal Communications Law Journal
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The Contrasting Policies Of The Fcc And Ferc Regarding The Importance Of Open Transmission Networks In Downstream Competitive Markets, Harvey Reiter
The Contrasting Policies Of The Fcc And Ferc Regarding The Importance Of Open Transmission Networks In Downstream Competitive Markets, Harvey Reiter
Federal Communications Law Journal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") and the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") have undergone a remarkable role reversal. After years of resistance to the very notion of competition in the electric and gas industries, FERC has, with considerable vigor and consistency spanning nearly two decades, promoted policies to open access both to gas pipeline and high voltage electric transmission networks to downstream competitors of the network owners. FERC has stated plainly and repeatedly that the underpinning of these policies is that open access is essential to the protection of competition in the sale of the largely deregulated services reliant upon …
Broadcast Flags And The War Against Digital Television Piracy: A Solution Or Dilemma For The Digital Era?, Debra Kaplan
Broadcast Flags And The War Against Digital Television Piracy: A Solution Or Dilemma For The Digital Era?, Debra Kaplan
Federal Communications Law Journal
With the advent of digital TV, many homes in the U.S. are now on the cutting edge of what is likely to be a sea change in how this country watches TV. While these homes can now begin to enjoy the numerous benefits of the technology, regulators and industry experts are working to craft responses to problems, both actual and anticipated, that the technology creates. Mindful of the piracy issues that came with the popularity of digital file formats in the music industry, the FCC addressed piracy in the digital TV context by endorsing the use of "broadcast flags" on …
A New Method For Regulatory Antitrust Analysis? Verizon Communications Inc. V. Trinko, James E. Scheuermann, William D. Semins
A New Method For Regulatory Antitrust Analysis? Verizon Communications Inc. V. Trinko, James E. Scheuermann, William D. Semins
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
It is a commonplace to speak of the application of law to facts. Application is a practical art, and thus involves method. Curiously, there is a paucity of discussion of the various methods by which substantive legal standards are applied to facts. This omission is significant. Method is not outcome-determinative in all cases, but, at a minimum, it guides analysis, opening certain possibilities and foreclosing others.
Message In A Bottleneck: The Need For Fcc-Mandated Interoperability Among Instant Messaging Providers, Matthew A. Goldberg
Message In A Bottleneck: The Need For Fcc-Mandated Interoperability Among Instant Messaging Providers, Matthew A. Goldberg
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
In August 2003, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reversed a ruling it had made in 2001 regarding regulation of America Online's (AOL) instant messaging program. Instant messaging (IM) is one of the Internet's most popular technologies, used recreationally and to facilitate business transactions. It is a major worldwide communications tool with the potential to serve as a catalyst for a new generation of Internet applications based on real-time computing. In contrast to Internet technologies like e-mail and access to the World Wide Web through browser programs like Microsoft Explorer or Mozilla's Firefox, the technical underpinnings of these IM systems are …