Federal Communications Law Journal articles from March 1 2009

Federal Communications Law Journal archives from March 1 2009

Beyond content neutrality: understanding content-based promotion of democratic speech.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION: CONTENT-BASED LAWS THAT PROMOTE FAVORED CONTENT II. CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON CONTENT III. DESCRIPTIVE ARGUMENT: CONTENT PROMOTION DOES NOT RECEIVE HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY, AND MUST MERELY BE ...

An evaluation of the proposals in the FCC's Intercarrier Compensation Reform Docket related to tandem transit services.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY II. TANDEM TRANSIT SERVICES: AN OVERVIEW III. RECENT STATE COMMISSION DEVELOPMENTS A. Background B. Commission Rulings 1. Georgia 2. New York 3. Illinois ...

Reverse auctions and universal telecommunications service: lessons from global experience.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE A. Rationale for Universal Service in Telecommunications B. Tax and Distribution Schemes are Inefficient C. How Much Should We Spend and Where? III....

A fundamental misunderstanding: FCC implementation of U.S. WTO commitments.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. THE SCOPE OF SECTION 310 III. U.S. TRADE COMMITMENTS IV. NAFTA COMMITMENTS V. OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGREEMENTS VI. WTO COMMITMENTS VII. FCC IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. COMMITMENTS ...

Paying the price for sports TV: preventing the strategic misuse of the FCC's carriage regulations.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. LEAGUE-OWNED NETWORKS AND REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORKS A. Background: Cable Sports and Vertical Integration B. The Roots of the Dispute Between Cable Companies and League-Owned Networks ...

The RIAA, the DMCA, and the forgotten few webcasters: a call for change in digital copyright royalties.(Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. WEBCASTING AND COPYRIGHT LAW: A HISTORY A. How Webcasting Works B. Copyright Background. C. The Musical Work (Composition) Copyright and Mechanical Compulsory Licensing D. Digital...

Business solutions to the alien ownership restriction.
March 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. CONGLOMERATION AND THE BROADCAST LICENSE A. The Old Studio System B. The Foundation Crumbles 1. Antitrust 2. Television C. The New System 1. Disney 2. Time...