Federal Communications Law Journal articles from March 2001

Federal Communications Law Journal archives from March 2001

Filth, filtering, and the First Amendment: ruminations on public libraries' use of Internet filtering software.
March 1, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION When First Amendment lawyers wax eloquent about freedom of speech, they almost invariably turn to New York Times v. Sullivan,(1) a decision that unquestionably qualifies as a First Amendment icon. Sullivan involved a...

Is ISP-bound traffic local or interstate?(Internet service providers)
March 1, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION On February 26, 1999, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") issued a Declaratory Ruling that "ISP-bound traffic is jurisdictionally mixed and appears to be largely interstate."(1) The ruling did not...

Taking account of the world as it will be: the shifting course of U.S. encryption policy.
March 1, 2001... It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.(1) I....

Connecting the world: the development of the global information infrastructure.
March 1, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION In 1844, the first message was sent over a telegraph line between Washington and Baltimore.(1) By 1855, people communicating over long distances commonly used telegraphy.(2) As a result, international alliances became...

Protecting privacy and enabling pharmaceutical sales on the Internet: a comparative analysis of the United States and Canada.
March 1, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION The Internet offers the potential to revolutionize the manner in which people receive health information and treat their health conditions. More than 40.9 million Americans were expected to use the Internet in the year 2000...

The Communications Act: A Legislative History of the Major Amendments, 1934-1996.(Review)
March 1, 2001... THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT: A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE MAJOR AMENDMENTS, 1934-1996, Max D. Paglin ed., Pike & Fischer, Inc., 1999, 438 pages. A second volume of the important literary legacy of the Golden Jubilee Commission on...