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Resilience: Building Better Users And Fair Trade Practices In Information, Andrea M. Matwyshyn
Resilience: Building Better Users And Fair Trade Practices In Information, Andrea M. Matwyshyn
Federal Communications Law Journal
Symposium: Rough Consensus and Running Code: Integrating Engineering Principles into Internet Policy Debates, held at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Technology Innovation and Competition on May 6-7, 2010.
In the discourse on communications and new media policy, the average consumer-the user-is frequently eliminated from the equation. This Article presents an argument rooted in developmental psychology theory regarding the ways that users interact with technology and the resulting implications for data privacy law. Arguing in favor of a user-centric construction of policy and law, the Author introduces the concept of resilience. The concept of resilience has long been discussed in …
The Future Of Digital Communications Research And Policy, Scott Wallsten
The Future Of Digital Communications Research And Policy, Scott Wallsten
Federal Communications Law Journal
Symposium: Essays from Time Warner Cable's Research Program on Digital Communications.
Examining The Fcc's Indecency Regulations In Light Of Today's Technology, Elizabeth H. Steele
Examining The Fcc's Indecency Regulations In Light Of Today's Technology, Elizabeth H. Steele
Federal Communications Law Journal
Indecency regulations promulgated by the FCC used to be effective, but today's technological advances call those regulations into question. With the prevalence of digital video recorders and the availability of television shows on the Internet, children have unprecedented access to material broadcast at all times of day. As a result, the "safe harbor" rationale restricting the broadcast of indecent material no longer makes sense. A move toward deregulation is the most logical step to take, as it would prevent any First Amendment violations and would allow the networks freedom to broadcast material that the public may be interested in without …
Communicating During Emergencies: Toward Interoperability And Effective Information Management, Philip J. Weiser
Communicating During Emergencies: Toward Interoperability And Effective Information Management, Philip J. Weiser
Federal Communications Law Journal
Symposium: The Crisis in Public Safety Communications. Held at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, December 8, 2006.
To change the culture and realities of public safety communications, this Article calls on policymakers to develop a new architecture for the use of information and communications technologies and provide a framework for leadership to transition to a next generation system for public safety communications. Such a culture change would include not only an embrace of new technologies, but a new framework for technology leadership--at the state or regional level-that spurs decision making in a coordinated fashion (and not through ad …
No Sight Like Hindsight: The 1996 Act And The View Ten Years Later, Donna N. Lampert
No Sight Like Hindsight: The 1996 Act And The View Ten Years Later, Donna N. Lampert
Federal Communications Law Journal
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Looking Backwards And Looking Forwards In Contemplating The Next Rewrite Of The Communications Act, Johannes M. Bauer, Steven S. Wildman
Looking Backwards And Looking Forwards In Contemplating The Next Rewrite Of The Communications Act, Johannes M. Bauer, Steven S. Wildman
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Swallows, Sausages, And The 1996 Act, Daniel B. Phythyon
Swallows, Sausages, And The 1996 Act, Daniel B. Phythyon
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Politics And Telecommunications, Larry Pressler
Politics And Telecommunications, Larry Pressler
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Securing The Freedom Of The Communications Revolution, Michael K. Powell
Securing The Freedom Of The Communications Revolution, Michael K. Powell
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
No abstract provided.