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1996

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The Big Chill: Third-Party Documents And The Reporter's Privilege, Bradley S. Miller Jan 1996

The Big Chill: Third-Party Documents And The Reporter's Privilege, Bradley S. Miller

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

In the wake of Philip Morris' multi-billion dollar libel suit against ABC, a Virginia court has sanctioned a new method of discovery that promises to have an unsettling impact on the reporter's privilege to protect confidential sources. In Philip Morris Cos. v. American Broadcasting Cos., the tobacco giant moved to compel disclosure of the identity of a former R.J. Reynolds manager who suggested on ABC's Day One news program that tobacco companies add nicotine to the cigarettes they manufacture. At the same time, Philip Morris issued subpoenas for the expense records of two ABC employees who wrote and produced …


Telephone Companies, The First Amendment, And Technological Convergence, Fred H. Cate Jan 1996

Telephone Companies, The First Amendment, And Technological Convergence, Fred H. Cate

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Book Review. Telecom Regulation Monitor (S. Gieman And E. Herman, Eds.), Juliet Casper Smith Jan 1996

Book Review. Telecom Regulation Monitor (S. Gieman And E. Herman, Eds.), Juliet Casper Smith

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The O.J. Simpson Verdict: A Lesson In Black And White, Christo Lassiter Jan 1996

The O.J. Simpson Verdict: A Lesson In Black And White, Christo Lassiter

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This article is an attempt to analyze the O.J. Simpson verdict and the press coverage of it, to suggest ways not only of improving criminal justice in a diverse community, but also of improving press coverage of criminal justice in a diverse community. Part Two of this essay is subdivided into two sections. The first section surveys the op-ed pages of major newspapers to evaluate the analysis of, and the commentary on, the O.J. Simpson verdict. The second section deconstructs the press' spin on the verdict. Part Three of this article discusses the role of a jury and proof beyond …


Foreign Ownership Of Broadcasting: The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Beyond, W. Scott Hastings Jan 1996

Foreign Ownership Of Broadcasting: The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Beyond, W. Scott Hastings

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In an increasingly global market, severe restrictions upon foreign investment in broadcasting companies have enabled them to remain primarily domestic entities. This Note reviews these restrictions and advocates reforming the world-wlde system of broadcasting ownership regulation. This author discusses the major policies underlying the current regulations and demonstrates their implications by looking at several hypothetical regulatory schemes. The Note then focuses upon regulatory systems that are currently being used, as well as a hypothetical system based upon reciprocity. In the process, the author reviews the ownership restrictions of the United States, Canada, Australia, the European Community, and several lesser-developed markets. …


Federal Broadband Law, John Thorne, Michael K. Kellog, Peter W. Huber, Jeffrey A. Wolfson Jan 1996

Federal Broadband Law, John Thorne, Michael K. Kellog, Peter W. Huber, Jeffrey A. Wolfson

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The authors of this book have brought together a vast and varied array of experience. Mr. Thorne is the Vice President & Associate General Counsel for Bell Atlantic; Mr. Huber is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research; and Mr. Kellogg is a Partner at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen & Todd. A reader will find the occasional use of technical jargon, such as "domsats" (domestic satellites), "coax" (coaxial cable), and "syndex" rules (syndicated exclusivity rules to protect syndicated, non-network programming) to be somewhat confusing. "Telcos" and "cablecos" are telephone and cable companies, respectively. Overall, however, technical jargon is …


Blocking Preemption: Convergence, Privacy, And The Fcc's Misguided Regulation Of Caller Id, Laura V. Eng Jan 1996

Blocking Preemption: Convergence, Privacy, And The Fcc's Misguided Regulation Of Caller Id, Laura V. Eng

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Civil Defamation Law And The Press In Russia: Private And Public Interests, The 1995 Civil Code, And The Constitution, Part Two, Peter Krug Jan 1996

Civil Defamation Law And The Press In Russia: Private And Public Interests, The 1995 Civil Code, And The Constitution, Part Two, Peter Krug

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Thomas G. Krattenmaker Jan 1996

The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Thomas G. Krattenmaker

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Search And Seizure Of The Press, Christie A. Mcneill Jan 1996

Search And Seizure Of The Press, Christie A. Mcneill

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

In the companion cases of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Lessard and Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. New Brunswick (AG.), the Supreme Court of Canada decided that the media should not have any special protection from police search and seizure above that afforded to ordinary citizens. In refusing to create a standard of heightened constitutional protection to be met before a search warrant can be issued against the press, the Court turned a blind eye to its past interpretations of section 8 of the Charter as containing a standard of reasonableness that varies depending upon the context of the search and the …


Not With A Bang But A Whimper: Broadcast License Renewal And The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Lili Levi Jan 1996

Not With A Bang But A Whimper: Broadcast License Renewal And The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Lili Levi

Articles

No abstract provided.


The Fcc, Indecency, And Anti-Abortion Political Advertising, Lili Levi Jan 1996

The Fcc, Indecency, And Anti-Abortion Political Advertising, Lili Levi

Articles

No abstract provided.


The Once And Future Property-Based Vision Of The First Amendment, John O. Mcginnis Jan 1996

The Once And Future Property-Based Vision Of The First Amendment, John O. Mcginnis

Articles

The growth of the information superhighway depends not only on technological developments, but also on our society's commitment to the free flow of information. Paradoxically, however, as the digital revolution in telecommunications is bringing the information superhighway into sharp focus, the justifications for contemporary First Amendment jurisprudence are becoming blurred.