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Privacy, Copyright, And Letters, Jeffrey Harrison Nov 2014

Privacy, Copyright, And Letters, Jeffrey Harrison

Jeffrey L Harrison

The focus of this Essay is the privacy of letters – the written manifestations of thoughts, intents, and the recollections of facts directed to a person or a narrowly defined audience. The importance of this privacy is captured in the novel Atonement by Ian McEwan and in the film based on the novel. The fulcrum from which the action springs is a letter that is read by someone to whom it was not addressed. The result is literally life-changing, even disastrous for a number of characters. One person dies, two people seemingly meant for each other are torn apart and …

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Comcast And The Future Of Video Competition, Daniel Lyons May 2014

Comcast And The Future Of Video Competition, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

The cable company is one entity everyone likes to hate. Perhaps this knee-jerk animosity is to blame for the rush to condemn Comcast’s proposed $44 billion merger with Time Warner Cable. Critics complain that combining the nation’s two largest cable companies would create a “behemoth” with 30 million customers, nearly one-third the cable/satellite market.

But calling this a “cable deal” misunderstands the dynamic nature of the modern video marketplace. America is in the midst of an entertainment revolution, giving consumers more choices than ever. The Comcast-TWC merger is a reaction to this revolution, and evaluating its effects requires a more …

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Securities Exchange Act—Treatment Of Intrastate Use Of Telephone.—Rosen V. Albern Color Research, Inc.—And Nemitz V. Cunny, John Dobbyn May 2014

Securities Exchange Act—Treatment Of Intrastate Use Of Telephone.—Rosen V. Albern Color Research, Inc.—And Nemitz V. Cunny, John Dobbyn

John Dobbyn

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Net Neutrality Ruling: What Are The Fcc's Options?, Daniel Lyons Jan 2014

Net Neutrality Ruling: What Are The Fcc's Options?, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

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Rethink Possible When It Comes To Wireless Data Plans, Daniel Lyons Jan 2014

Rethink Possible When It Comes To Wireless Data Plans, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

From the introduction: The blogosphere has been abuzz this week with AT&T's introduction of a new "sponsored data" service. Under this service, Internet content providers such as Google or Yahoo could agree to pay for the data that the customer would otherwise incur when accessing the provider's services on his or her mobile device. This allows the customer to consume sponsored content without it counting against the customer's monthly data limit.

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Fast Forward 50 Years: Protecting Uninhibited, Robust, And Wide-Open Debate After New York Times Co. V. Sullivan, Amy Sanders Dec 2013

Fast Forward 50 Years: Protecting Uninhibited, Robust, And Wide-Open Debate After New York Times Co. V. Sullivan, Amy Sanders

Amy Kristin Sanders

Our ability to communicate instantly across geographic borders and to connect with old friends using social media has changed the way we think about community, moving us from a simple geographic analysis to a much more difficult determination. The speed with which messages travel can amplify the amount of damage to reputation by increasing the number of people who come into contact with defamatory speech. As a result, the traditional rules of defamation law must change to accommodate changes in how we communicate. The Internet has complicated the distinction between public and private figures in modern defamation law—a distinction critical …

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