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U.S. Preparation For Itu Conferences: Warc '79, A Case Study, David B. Fenkell Jan 1984

U.S. Preparation For Itu Conferences: Warc '79, A Case Study, David B. Fenkell

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article traces United States preparation for international telecommunication conferences, focusing on WARC '79. First, a brief background of the ITU is presented, including the events leading to the decision to convene WARC '79. Secondly, with the aid of a recent Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) Survey, the article analyzes American preparation for the Conference. The third part considers the impact of U.S. preparation on the reservations taken at WARC '79. Finally, recent U.S. legislative actions aimed at improving U.S. preparation for international telecommunication conferences are examined.

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Direct Television Broadcasting And The Quest For Communication Equality, Howard C. Anawalt Jan 1984

Direct Television Broadcasting And The Quest For Communication Equality, Howard C. Anawalt

Michigan Journal of International Law

In the immediate past modem communication means such as efficient telephone and television systems have been viewed as the luxuries of well developed economies. Rapid advances in the field of communications and computer technologies have changed this basic outlook. Now, it is possible to use these technologies as tools of economic growth in both developed and developing countries. This is primarily because cost has gone down while efficiency has gone up. A recent article concerning small computers demonstrates the point. "If the aircraft industry had developed as spectacularly as the computer industry over the past twenty-five years, a Boeing 767 …

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Jamming And The Law Of International Communications, Rochelle B. Price Jan 1984

Jamming And The Law Of International Communications, Rochelle B. Price

Michigan Journal of International Law

The Soviet Union began to jam Western radio broadcasts to the Soviet Union in 1948. Jamming has continued to be a problem since then, though not a constant one; over the years, the level of jamming has varied in relation to East-West tensions but more particularly in consonance with internal and external crises. As the post-war international debate concerned with virtually all aspects of modem communications has evolved, jamming has become one focus of the free flow of information- national sovereignty debate. Though seldom completely effective, jamming is a sufficiently large-scale and controversial practice to warrant international attention today, as …

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Major Legal Issues Arising From The Use Of The Geostationary Orbit, Stephen Gorove Jan 1984

Major Legal Issues Arising From The Use Of The Geostationary Orbit, Stephen Gorove

Michigan Journal of International Law

The remarkable scientific and technological developments of the past three decades have resulted in the increasing use of the "geostationary orbit.” Advances in the technology of broadcasting, meteorological reconnaissance, tracking and data relay from orbital satellites, for example, have greatly enlarged its importance. The growing number of geostationary satellites and the anticipated increases in their use have evoked widespread concerns among many less-developed countries (LDCs) about the early preemption of available orbital positions by more developed nations. Attention has focused on the question of the maximum number of satellites that can be accommodated in the orbit. Although estimates have varied …

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Legal Framework Of Communications Programs In The European Space Agency, W. M. Thiebaut Jan 1984

Legal Framework Of Communications Programs In The European Space Agency, W. M. Thiebaut

Michigan Journal of International Law

The establishment of the ESC gave Europe the necessary impetus to start applications programs. In 1968, the third ESC ministerial meeting at Bad Godesberg, Federal Republic of Germany, unequivocally assigned space applications to ESRO, created the Committee of Senior Officials as an advisory board, and allocated a small budget for studies on application satellites. The Committee of Senior Officials set up a working group specifically to study possible European involvement in communication satellite programs. This working group consisted not only of representatives of the ESC and the space organizations ELDO and ESRO but also of the potential users of the …

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Reciprocity In International Telecommunications Trade: A New Trade Barrier?, Sheryl Powers Jan 1984

Reciprocity In International Telecommunications Trade: A New Trade Barrier?, Sheryl Powers

Michigan Journal of International Law

To those advocating its use, reciprocity legislation is especially appropriate for the telecommunications industry. Only 5 percent of telecommunications equipment manufactured in the United States is exported for sale in other nations. Trade barriers, loyalty to domestic manufacturers and the importance of telecommunications to national defense systems have combined to restrict access to foreign markets in the telecommunications sector. To persuade other nations to increase market access in telecommunications, United States legislators added a requirement of reciprocity to two proposed bills, S.898 and H.R.5158. This note will examine these two bills, concluding that reciprocity is an inappropriate solution to United …

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Current Issues In Remote Sensing, I. H. Ph. Diederiks-Verschoor Jan 1984

Current Issues In Remote Sensing, I. H. Ph. Diederiks-Verschoor

Michigan Journal of International Law

In this article certain problems surrounding Satellite remote sensing (SRS) will be addressed with particular emphasis on their legal implications. Aspects of air law as they affect remote sensing will not be discussed in any detail, nor will it be necessary to refer to the vexing problem of determining the satisfactory boundary between the airspace and outer space. This fundamental problem is still in dispute and under constant review, both in scholarly circles and in the United Nations; and the world community may consider itself fortunate that the issue has not prevented a number of important international agreements on space …

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A Historical Survey Of The International Regulation Of Propaganda, Elizabeth A. Downey Jan 1984

A Historical Survey Of The International Regulation Of Propaganda, Elizabeth A. Downey

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article traces international efforts to regulate propaganda through the pre- and post-UN periods, charting its development from a rather peripheral concern of international law to its important role in the currently evolving law of international communication.

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Index, Michigan Journal Of International Law Jan 1984

Index, Michigan Journal Of International Law

Michigan Journal of International Law

Index of terms used in this volume.

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Restrictions On Public Broadcasters' Rights To Editorialize, Susan H. Williams Jan 1984

Restrictions On Public Broadcasters' Rights To Editorialize, Susan H. Williams

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

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Cable Television Franchising And The Antitrust Laws: A Preliminary Analysis Of Substantive Standards, Michael Botein Jan 1984

Cable Television Franchising And The Antitrust Laws: A Preliminary Analysis Of Substantive Standards, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.

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Introduction [Comments]: From First Amendment Rights And The Cable Television Industry, Michael Botein Jan 1984

Introduction [Comments]: From First Amendment Rights And The Cable Television Industry, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.

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Cable Television Update-Capital Cities Cable, Inc. V. Crisp: Federalism And Frustration Of Powers, Steven J. Keeler Jan 1984

Cable Television Update-Capital Cities Cable, Inc. V. Crisp: Federalism And Frustration Of Powers, Steven J. Keeler

University of Richmond Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States recently stunned the cable television industry with its decision in Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp. The immediate result of the ruling was to preempt a state statute prohibiting the advertisement of certain alcoholic beverages; however, the decision's potential impact could be much broader. The Court unanimously held cable television regulation to be the "exclusive domain" of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and an "area that the Commission has explicitly pre-empted." Thus, the decision extends broad regulatory authority to the FCC at the expense of local control.

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Antitrust Issues In The New Video Media, Monroe E. Price, Mark S. Nadel Jan 1984

Antitrust Issues In The New Video Media, Monroe E. Price, Mark S. Nadel

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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The Growing Pains Of Cable Television, Beth Bals Jan 1984

The Growing Pains Of Cable Television, Beth Bals

Campbell Law Review

This comment will reveal the limited application of the Capital Cities' decision with a discussion of FCC regulation of cable signal carriage and the Commission's reaction to cable content regulation. Recent challenges to local cable content regulation on the basis of first amendment concerns, as opposed to federal preemption, will also be highlighted.

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Electrifying The First Amendment, Mark S. Nadel Jan 1984

Electrifying The First Amendment, Mark S. Nadel

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Press And The Public Interest: An Essay On The Relationship Between Social Behavior And The Language Of First Amendment Theory, Lee C. Bollinger Jan 1984

The Press And The Public Interest: An Essay On The Relationship Between Social Behavior And The Language Of First Amendment Theory, Lee C. Bollinger

Faculty Scholarship

I would like to explore in this essay one aspect of the contemporary American debate over the theory of freedom of speech and press. The subject I want to address is this: whether the principle of freedom of speech and press should be viewed as protecting some personal or individual interest in speaking and writing or whether it should be seen as fostering a collective or public interest. Sometimes this issue is stated as being whether the first amendment protects a "right to speak" or a "right to hear," though in general the problem seems to be whether we should …

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Use Of American Broadcast Signals By Canadian Cable Networks: The Cancom Decision, David W. Tarbet Oct 1983

Use Of American Broadcast Signals By Canadian Cable Networks: The Cancom Decision, David W. Tarbet

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Recognizing A Constitutional Right Of Media Access To Evidentiary Recordings In Criminal Trials, Teri G. Rasmussen Oct 1983

Recognizing A Constitutional Right Of Media Access To Evidentiary Recordings In Criminal Trials, Teri G. Rasmussen

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note advocates recognition of a constitutional right of press access to evidentiary recordings in criminal trials. It proposes methods for accommodating the competing rights of the news media to have access to evidentiary recordings used in criminal trials and the right of criminal defendants to a fair trial. Part I examines the source of controversy and sets forth the limitations inherent in the current common law presumption of press access to judicial records. Part II disusses the underlying values that require recognition of the constitutional right and suggests that such a right can be accommodated with a defendant's right …

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Independent Political Action Groups: New Life For The Fairness Doctrine, Charles D. Ferris, L. Gregory Ballard May 1983

Independent Political Action Groups: New Life For The Fairness Doctrine, Charles D. Ferris, L. Gregory Ballard

Vanderbilt Law Review

During the past decade, independent political action committees (PACs) have grown dramatically as an alternative source of funding for political candidates. Congress and many commentators have expressed fear over the potential political power of these independent expenditure groups, which are not accountable to political parties. In their Article Messrs. Ferris and Ballard argue that the political broadcasting laws, particularly the Fairness Doctrine, serve as essential barriers to PACs' attempts to dominate the political process through unrestricted spending on political advertising. Although some critics have denounced the Fairness Doctrine, which requires broadcasters to provide balanced coverage of controversial issues, as outdated …

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Federal And State Roles In Telecommunications: The Effects Of Deregulation, Eli M. Noam May 1983

Federal And State Roles In Telecommunications: The Effects Of Deregulation, Eli M. Noam

Vanderbilt Law Review

During the past decade, federal telecommunications regulatory policy has changed its focus from a goal of universally available and affordable residential service to one of economic efficiency. In changing its regulatory focus, the federal government has indirectly deprived the states of the means to accomplish their goal, which remains one of insuring universally available and affordable residential service. In his Article Professor Noam examines the evolution of the traditional federal-state coregulatory system, contrasts the emerging federal regulatory approach with the states' policies, and discusses the reasons for federal predominance in telecommunications regulation.He argues that the reorientation in federal regulatory policy …

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Global Governance Of Global Networks: A Survey Of Transborder Data Flow In Transition, Anne W. Branscomb May 1983

Global Governance Of Global Networks: A Survey Of Transborder Data Flow In Transition, Anne W. Branscomb

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Article's examination of the development of the international system of information exchange limits its inquiry to transnational transport of computer generated and machine readable digital data via electronic transmission. This definition includes voice,image, characters, and other symbols transported by satellite, microwave, cable, or conventional radio in a converged digital bitstreams that does not discriminate between types of communications services. These delivery systems now are called integrated services digital networks (ISDNs) The last part of the Article examines the legal environment in which these networks currently are developing.

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Cellular Mobile Radio Telecommunications: Regulating And Emgerging Industry, Phillip Palmer May 1983

Cellular Mobile Radio Telecommunications: Regulating And Emgerging Industry, Phillip Palmer

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

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An Assessment Of State And Federal Jurisdiction To Regulate Access Charges After The At&T Divestiture, Jeffery A. Robinson May 1983

An Assessment Of State And Federal Jurisdiction To Regulate Access Charges After The At&T Divestiture, Jeffery A. Robinson

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Cable Television's Emerging Two-Way Services: A Dilemma For Federal And State Regulators, Frank W. Lloyd May 1983

Cable Television's Emerging Two-Way Services: A Dilemma For Federal And State Regulators, Frank W. Lloyd

Vanderbilt Law Review

Cable television as an entertainment medium has been the subject of various federal, state, and local regulatory schemes since its inception in the 1950's. The introduction of nonvideo two-way cable services that provide a capacity for responsive data and voice transmission between users of the two-way system has renewed interest in the appropriate role of government in the regulation of two-way cable services. Telephone companies in particular have pressed state and federal regulators to identify cable two-way systems as common carriers and to impose on them two-way cable common carrier regulations. In this Article Mr. Frank Lloyd discusses actual and …

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Case Comment: Burnett V. C.B.C. & Maclntyre, David O'Brien Apr 1983

Case Comment: Burnett V. C.B.C. & Maclntyre, David O'Brien

Dalhousie Law Journal

The combinations and permutations available to an audio-visual type of presentation are endless. How, then, should the established legal principles which have stood the test of time respond to a broadcast...? Are they appropriate or adequate or must we now develop modifications or even entirely new principles to be fair to all sides? - Miller J., in Lougheed v. C.B. C. (1978), 4 C.C.L.T. 287 (Alta.S.C., T.D.), at 297. The Burnett cases' had their origin in an episode of "the Maclntyre File", a public affairs programme produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (C.B.C.) and narrated by host Linden MacIntyre (MacIntyre). …

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The Public's Right To Know: The Supreme Court As Pandora?, Loren P. Beth Mar 1983

The Public's Right To Know: The Supreme Court As Pandora?, Loren P. Beth

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Public's Right to Know: The Supreme Court and the First Amendment by David M. O'Brien

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The Sedition Of Free Speech, Lee C. Bollinger Mar 1983

The Sedition Of Free Speech, Lee C. Bollinger

Michigan Law Review

A Review of When Government Speaks: Politics, Law, and Government Expression in America by Mark G. Yudof

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The First Amendment Reconsidered: New Perspectives On The Meaning Of Freedom Of Speech And Press, Michigan Law Review Mar 1983

The First Amendment Reconsidered: New Perspectives On The Meaning Of Freedom Of Speech And Press, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The First Amendment Reconsidered: New Perspectives on the Meaning of Freedom of Speech and Press edited by Bill F. Chamberlin and Charlene J. Brown

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Revolution In The Wasteland: Value And Diversity In Television, Michigan Law Review Mar 1983

Revolution In The Wasteland: Value And Diversity In Television, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Revolution in the Wasteland: Diversity in Television by Ronald A. Cass

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