by Raymond C. Niles. The Internet is an achievement of historic importance, arguably rivaling or exceeding the invention of the printing press in its capacity to spread human knowledge and entertainment to the farthest corners of the globe. With the introduction of his printing press in 1450,1 Gutenberg took the books from the hands of ... MORE
Showing posts with label net neutrality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label net neutrality. Show all posts
Reports Suggest FCC Poised To Regulate Internet
by John Gizzi. There has been mounting evidence in the last two weeks that the Internet, one of the last unregulated venues for communication, might well be headed for federal regulation. What makes the specter of Internet regulation (or "net neutrality," as its proponents prefer to call it) all the more ominous is that it might become ... MORE
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Why Government Should Never Control The Internet
by Robert M. McDowell. Tomorrow is the deadline for the public to comment on the Federal
Communications Commission’s (FCC) attempt to regulate the Internet under
the seemingly innocuous moniker of “net neutrality.” The architect of this movement, and the man who coined the term “net neutrality,” is Columbia law professor Tim Wu. ... MORE
Brent Skorup: Net Neutrality Nonsense
Ignore the scare tactics. In
January, for the second time in recent years, a
federal court told the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) that its net neutrality enforcement was
illegal, sending the agency back to the drawing board. On May 15,
the FCC proposed new rules.* Dozens of major news outlets have
trying to read the tea leaves, with ... MORE
Anthony Gregory: The Indecency Of The FCC
Authorities overriding freedom of expression and speech. The Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in FCC v. Fox. In this important first amendment case, the Judges will determine whether to enact significant limitations to the Federal Communication Commission’s power to censor the airwaves. The proximate issue concerns FCC’s ... MORE
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