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Full-Text Articles in Internet Law
Jefferson On The Internet, Nicholas Johnson
Jefferson On The Internet, Nicholas Johnson
Federal Communications Law Journal
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Drive Smoothly To Get On The Information Superhighway, Albert H. Halprin
Drive Smoothly To Get On The Information Superhighway, Albert H. Halprin
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Information Superhighway Or Technological Sewer: What Will It Be?, Robert W. Peters
Information Superhighway Or Technological Sewer: What Will It Be?, Robert W. Peters
Federal Communications Law Journal
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Broadcast Licensees And Localism: At Home In The "Communications Revolution", Gigi B. Sohn, Andrew Jay Schwartzman
Broadcast Licensees And Localism: At Home In The "Communications Revolution", Gigi B. Sohn, Andrew Jay Schwartzman
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The National Information Infrastructure Initiative And The Emergence Of The Electronic Superhighway, Jonathan D. Blake, Lee J. Tiedrich
The National Information Infrastructure Initiative And The Emergence Of The Electronic Superhighway, Jonathan D. Blake, Lee J. Tiedrich
Federal Communications Law Journal
The "information superhighway" has become a multipurpose label for the nation's evolving communications structure. Private investment to extend and enhance communications capacity, convergence of presently disparate technologies, and governmental policy will all play a role in formulating the superhighway's composition. Plainly, the challenges that lie ahead in constructing and regulating the superhighway will confront both the public and private sectors. The Authors begin their discussion by exploring the communications industry's role in developing the information superhighway. They then examine the details of both pending infrastructure legislation and the Clinton administration's infrastructure proposal. The Authors also discuss the construction and regulatory …
Setting Standards For Fair Information Practice In The U.S. Private Sector, Joel R. Reidenberg
Setting Standards For Fair Information Practice In The U.S. Private Sector, Joel R. Reidenberg
Faculty Scholarship
The confluence of plans for an Information Superhighway, actual industry self-regulatory practices, and international pressure dictate renewed consideration of standard setting for fair information practices in the U.S. private sector. The legal rules, industry norms, and business practices that regulate the treatment of personal information in the United States are organized in a wide and dispersed manner. This Article analyzes how these standards are established in the U.S. private sector. Part I argues that the U.S. standards derive from the influence of American political philosophy on legal rule making and a preference for dispersed sources of information standards. Part II …