Why The Eviction of Occupy Wall St. From Zuccotti Park Raised An Interesting...
A bit off topic, but I couldn’t resist. For most folks, the question of whether the recent eviction of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters from Zuccotti Park constitutes a violation of the First...
View ArticleCISPA Passes House, But I See Reasons For Optimism — Lessons From 2006 And...
In the face of a remarkably successful public outcry, the House Republican leadership moved up the vote on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) by a full day and amended it to make...
View ArticleThe ITU, WCIT and Internet Freedom
Very few people ever heard of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) until recently – and with good reason. For more than 100 years, the ITU managed quite nicely serving as the forum for...
View ArticleCNET, CBS and the Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rules
I don’t do much by way of media ownership these days, but the recent mess of CBS meddling with CNET’s decision to award a ‘Best In Show’ to DISH’s new Hopper DVR constitutes another little reminder as...
View ArticleI’m Testifying Tomorrow And It Will Be WCIT-Awesome!
I will be testifying tomorrow at a joint hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecom and Technology and Several of the Foreign Affairs Committees tomorrow, February 5 at 10:30 a.m....
View ArticleAT&T/CIA Deal Violates Telemarketing Rules — So I’d Like to Opt Out.
It’s like getting Al Capone for tax evasion. The CIA and AT&T figured out how to get around legal restrictions on giving the CIA access to domestic phone call information, but in doing so they...
View ArticleDuck Dynasty Prompts Conservatives To Rediscover The Fairness Doctrine.
Apparently, I am one of 9 people in the United States that had never heard of “Duck Dynasty” prior to last week. Even I however, could not miss the furor over remarks by Duck Dynasty star Phil...
View ArticleQuick First Cut On Network Neutrality Decision — State of Net Neutrality Today
I will, eventually, have time to write up a full dissection of he D.C. Circuit’s latest magnum opus on Net Neutrality, Verizon v. FCC. Until then, I am going to be recycling here posts I wrote and...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Videos Much More Interesting Than I Could Ever Make.
It’s impossible to keep up all the videos about net neutrality. Heck, I have been delinquent in flogging my own. For example, I have two new “5 Minutes With Harold Feld” videos out: one on what I call...
View ArticleI Summarize (Some of) My Net Neutrality Arguments in 15 Minutes
Back in August, I spoke about network neutraliy as part of a panel the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Consumer Advisory Committee. My opening 15 minutes hit most of what I think are the...
View ArticleFree Internet Is NOT For Porn — And Isn’t Broadband Access
As some folks may have heard, New York City has begun a really awesome project in free broadband access with it’s LinkNYC program. NYC is replacing no longer used pay phone kiosks with free WiFi access...
View ArticleAre Police Jamming Cell Phones At Standing Rock Protest? The FCC Should...
Given the lack of coverage in mainstream media, you might not have heard about the ongoing protest against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline immediately upstream from the Standing Rock...
View Article*Packingham* And The Public Forum Doctrine Part I: Implications For Copyright.
On Monday June 19, the Supreme Court issued two significant First Amendment decisions. Most of the press attention went to Matal v. Tam aka “The Slants'” case. But the far more significant case for my...
View ArticleMy Insanely Long Field Guide To Common Carriage, Public Utility, Public Forum...
Once upon a time, social conservatives used to be major allies on both limiting media consolidation and on net neutrality. Why? Because they recognized that if you had a handful of corporate...
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