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Your Life As An Open Book: Has Technology Rendered Personal Privacy Virtually Obsolete?, Sandra Byrd Peterson
Your Life As An Open Book: Has Technology Rendered Personal Privacy Virtually Obsolete?, Sandra Byrd Peterson
Federal Communications Law Journal
As society becomes increasingly automated, the ability of individuals to protect their "information privacy" is practically nonexistent. Information that was once kept on paper in filing cabinets is now on-line in computer databases. At the touch of a computer key, a complete stranger can conveniently access and compile from a variety of different sources a dossier of intimate, personal information about people without their knowledge. Perhaps more shocking is the current lack of legal recourse available to contest the nonconsensual use of personal data.
In this Note, the Author examines the currently loose constitutional and common-law protections and suggests strategies …
In God We Trust; All Others Who Enter This Store Are Subject To Surveillance, Karen A. Springer
In God We Trust; All Others Who Enter This Store Are Subject To Surveillance, Karen A. Springer
Federal Communications Law Journal
Until recently, Americans could enjoy a quiet conversation over a doughnut and a cup of coffee with the knowledge that the conversation was indeed private. Dramatically, the illusion broke: the "walls have ears" at some Dunkin' Donuts shops in the form of hidden microphones. Employees and management actually listened to customers' "coffee talk." This Note analyzes the requirements of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and concludes that the surreptitious recording of customers' oral communications violates the spirit and letter of the Act.
Flag On The Play? The Siphoning Effect On Sports Television, Phillip M. Cox Ii
Flag On The Play? The Siphoning Effect On Sports Television, Phillip M. Cox Ii
Federal Communications Law Journal
The tradition of watching the Sunday afternoon football game in front of the television began in 1939. Since then, sports broadcasting has become one of the most powerful revenue-building tools for both media and sports leagues alike. Sports programming is increasingly available only through cable and pay-per-view television, which limits viewers' access to free broadcast televised sporting events. Legislators have now directed the Federal Communications Commission to study the effects of paid access to sports broadcasts, with an eye toward protecting viewers' rights to free access to sports on television.
This Note explains the impact of the Sports Broadcasting Act …
Reflections On The Sixtieth Anniversary Of The Communications Act, Robert E. Allen
Reflections On The Sixtieth Anniversary Of The Communications Act, Robert E. Allen
Federal Communications Law Journal
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Privacy Vs. Convenience: The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Tax System Modernization, E. Maria Grace
Privacy Vs. Convenience: The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Tax System Modernization, E. Maria Grace
Federal Communications Law Journal
The Internal Revenue Service has launched the Tax System Modernization (TSM) program, a $23 billion plan to modernize its computer and information systems. TSM will be the largest computer upgrade ever undertaken by the federal government. Like any other computer network, TSM will inevitably be threatened by computer viruses, professional eavesdroppers, power outages, natural disasters, and human error. Given the sensitive nature of tax returns, the IRS has the difficult task of modernizing its data collection procedures and telecommunications facilities without risking the privacy of taxpayers and offending the security measures required by the Privacy Act of 1974, Computer Security …
Changes That Challenge The Soul, Herbert A. Terry
Changes That Challenge The Soul, Herbert A. Terry
Federal Communications Law Journal
Symposium: The Transformation of Television News
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Federal Communications Law Journal
In many communities across the nation cable subscribers depend on government-owned cable television systems for their communication services. This phenomenon may have started out to be fairly insignificant, but as a result of the cable explosion, government ownership of cable systems presents a threat to free expression. Governmental overbuilding and direct competition with private cable service providers have been the subject of unsuccessful First Amendment challenges. The threat of government control of cable systems, though, is potentially dramatic and poses serious First Amendment questions. The Author concludes that private ownership should be encouraged, and public ownership should only be allowed …
Cable Television Subscriber Equipment: Lessons From The Common Carrier Experience, David Alan Nall
Cable Television Subscriber Equipment: Lessons From The Common Carrier Experience, David Alan Nall
Federal Communications Law Journal
Perhaps the most significant changes resulting from the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 will be those affecting equipment on subscriber's premises. The 1992 Cable Act differentiates cable equipment and cable services. The Author discusses the framework of the equipment provisions of the Cable Act, specifically regarding cable equipment rates, cable home wiring, and consumer electronics compatibility. He relates the history of the customer-premises (CPE) unbundling through the Computer II decision and post-Computer II developments, then proposes that the FCC could apply its CPE precedents to cable equipment.