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Net Neutrality – Avoiding the “Mushy Middle”
You either believe the FCC should have the power to protect Internet users, or you want a toothless watchdog. To me, here’s the heart of the argument to take a side: Either you think Net Neutrality should apply no matter how you access the Internet, or you’re Googizon and say wireless networks don’t count. Twitter |.
Cyberlaw Central
- Thursday, September 2, 2010
FCC Chair's Remarks On Open Internet Access
From the FCC “Over the past months we have worked to preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet, based on the conviction that an open Internet is vital to innovation and private investment, competition, and free speech. These efforts
Media Law Prof Blog
- Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Comcast sues FCC over P2P network regulation
Last August, FCC chairman Kevin Martin came down hard on Comcast after the company took steps. Tags: FCC Litigation By Eriq Gardner Comcast is suing the Federal Communications Commission, challenging the government agency's authority to regulate how ISPs thwart customers using peer-to-peer networks.
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FCC general counsel responds to Comcast decision
The FCC's top lawyer has taken to the agency's blog to respond to yesterday's big appeals court ruling shooting down the FCC's authority to regulate "net neutrality" on the Web. Tags: FCC Austin Schlick says he's "assessing the implications" of the decision.
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Obama's FCC pick: the early reviews are in
By Eriq Gardner As predicted by this humble blog after Barack Obama's election in November, the president-elect is reportedly set to name his former Harvard Law classmate, Julius Genachowski, to be the new FCC chairman.Genachowski served as the top tech. Tags: FCC
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The FCC's "Third Way" Response To Comcast v. FCC
The FCC is announcing its new plan to bring broadband to the nation. FCC Chair Genachowski issued a statement concerning his new policy, "The Third Way: A Narrowly Tailored Broadband Framework". Here's a link to the live proceedings. Here are
Media Law Prof Blog
- Thursday, May 6, 2010
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David Oxenford Reviews EEO Rules with the Iowa Broadcasters, While MMTC Asks the FCC to Suspend EEO Enforcement
These cases demonstrate that the current rules are not targeted at minority and gender-based affirmative action, as FCC rules requiring any evaluation of minority and gender-based hiring were twice declared by the US Court of Appeals to be instances of unconstitutional reverse discrimination. What was this all about? So what does MMTC want?
Broadcast Law Blog
- Thursday, July 8, 2010
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MOTHERFUCKER! Fox v. FCC Overturned; Clarence Thomas Captured by Space Aliens!
FCC was overturned. Prior decision discussed here) At least the Court left open the question of whether the FCC’s policy might violate the First Amendment in certain [.]. Tags: First Amendment First Amendment Bad Ass censorship culture entertainment law fcc by Marc J.
The Legal Satyricon
- Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Study: 50% of indecency complaints directed at Fox; CNN's 'Situation Room' tops cablers
According to FCC records obtained and analyzed by SNL Kagan, viewers have filed 1,239 indecency complaints connected to the phrase. Tags: FCC Television By Eriq Gardner Members of the "tea party" don't like MSNBC's Rachel Maddow's use of the word "teabagging." The only.
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FCC Application Fees Going Up on February 18
Months ago, the FCC announced that the fees paid by broadcasters (and other services) for the processing of applications and other filings would be going up. It was only recently that the notice was published in the Federal Register, and the FCC has now announced that the new fees will go into effect on February 18.
Broadcast Law Blog
- Friday, February 6, 2009
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FCC Application Filing Fees Did Not Go Up on February 18 - But Stay Tuned
The week before last, we wrote that FCC's filing fees for applications submitted to the Commission would be going up on February 18, and included a link to the FCC Fee Filing Guide for the new fees. Tags: FCC Fees So those new fees have not become effective yet - though we would expect that they will be soon.
Broadcast Law Blog
- Monday, February 23, 2009
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Buyers of Stock of FCC Licensee are not Relieved from Fines for FCC Violations of Former Owners
The FCC last week issued a decision that should make Buyers think twice in determining how sales of broadcast stations are concluded - especially in the days of $325,000 potential fines for indecency violations. Tags: FCC Fines For instance, Sellers of stock in C Corporations often have tax incentives for the sale of stock (e.g.
Broadcast Law Blog
- Saturday, January 17, 2009
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