From Vast Wasteland to electronic garden: responsibilities in the
new video environment.
Newton Minow's "Vast Wasteland" speech (1) set a
tone for his tenure at the Federal Communications Commission
("FCC"), and will forever be associated with Minow's very
distinguished legal career. . . .
Minow and the "Wasteland": time, manner, and
place.(Newton Minow)
A chance to reflect on Newton Minow's speech brings three
things to mind: the speech itself; the manner of speech-giving by
Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") chairs and
commissioners; and a . . .
The role of the Federal Communications Commission on the path
from the vast wasteland to the fertile plain.
In 1961, Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or
"Commission") Chairman Newton Minow expressed a lack of
confidence in the services provided by broadcasters. (1) He challenged
people to sit in . . .
Editor's note.
Welcome to the third issue of Volume 55 of the Federal
Communications Law Journal. Volume 55 marks the tenth anniversary of the
co-publishing arrangement between the Federal Communications . . .
Access to local rights-of-way: a rebuttal.(response to
Christopher R. Day, Federal Communication, vol. 54. p. 461, 2002
)
I. INTRODUCTION
II. SECTION 253 WAS NOT INTENDED TO PREEMPT LOCAL
AUTHORITY
A. Right-of-Way Fees Are Not Limited to Costs
B. Differential Compensation Is Not Discriminatory
C. . . .
TV: a vast oasis of public interest programming.
A presidential candidate once asked: "Are you better off now
than you were four years ago?" The American people answered with a
resounding "No." (1)
Today's question is, "Is the American public . . .
The "Vast Wasteland" revisited: headed for more of the
same?(Newton Minow's 1961 speech)
Things change, but still they stay the same. The broadcast world
was in many respects a very different place when the legendary Newton
Minow gave his "Vast Wasteland" speech in 1961. At that . . .
Promoting innovation to prevent the Internet from becoming a
wasteland.
Images of a wasteland abound in our political, economic, and
cultural vocabulary. T.S. Eliot, in his famous poem, was drawing on
religious representations of a land rendered barren by God's . . .
In memoriam.(television personality Fred Rogers)(Brief
Article)(Testimonial)
FRED ROGERS
(1928-2003)
We have lost one of television's most beloved and familiar
personalities with the death of Fred Rogers on February 27, 2003. He was
known to millions of American . . .
From diversity to duplication: mega-mergers and the failure of
the marketplace model under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
I. INTRODUCTION
II. HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP REGULATION OF RADIO STATIONS
BEFORE AND AFTER THE 1996 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
A. Policy Justifications
1. The Early Years and the . . .
A vast ye wasteland: reflections on America's most famous
exercise in "public interest" piracy.(1961 speech by Newton
Minow)
You have to admire Newton Minow. You really do. On May 9, 1961,
JFK's youthful FCC Chairman strode confidently to the podium at the
National Association of Broadcasters Convention and delivered a . . .
Minow's viewers: understanding the response to the
"vast wasteland" address.(Newton N. Minow)
On May 9, 1961, Newton N. Minow, the new chairman of the Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission"),
gave what is probably the most famous speech ever delivered by the head
of an . . .
Television and the public interest.(Speech Before the National
Association of Broadcasters, May 9, 1961)(Reprint)(Transcript)
Thank you for this opportunity to meet with you today. This is my
first public address since I took over my new job. When the New
Frontiersmen rode into town, I locked myself in my office to do . . .
Avoiding slim reasoning and shady results: a proposal for
indecency and obscenity regulation in radio and broadcast
television.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. The Citadel Case
B. The Road Ahead
II. THE CONSTITUTION, OBSCENITY, AND INDECENCY
A. The Constitution
B. Obscenity
C. Indecency
1. Federal . . .
Editor's note.
Welcome to the second issue of Volume 55 of the Federal
Communications Law Journal. This issue presents a diversity of topics
that we hope educates and opens the door for debate among . . .
Whatever happened to local news?: the "vast wasteland"
reconsidered.(1961 speech by Newton Minow)
Though the speech and phrase were then only six years old, I
remember first reading Newton Minow's already classic remarks while
taking Telford Taylor's class on communication law at Yale . . .
The "Vast Wasteland" speech revisited.(Newton Minow,
1961)
It is fascinating to reread the "Vast Wasteland"
speech--Newt Minow's first major policy utterance as the "new
frontiersman" assumed the helm at the Federal Communications
Commission ("FCC" or . . .
Revisiting the vast wasteland.(Interview)
On May 9, 1961, Newton N. Minow gave his first public address as
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or
"Commission"). (1) Little was known at that time about the new
Chairman, . . .
Encryption regulation in the wake of September 11, 2001: must we
protect national security at the expense of the economy?
I. INTRODUCTION
II. HISTORY OF ENCRYPTION
A. What Is Encryption?
B. Background on Encryption
C. Recent Encryption Advancements
D. Use of Encryption by Business and the Service . . .
The legacy of the Federal Communications Commission's
computer inquiries.
I. INTRODUCTION
II. COMPUTER I (1966)
A. The Setting
1. A Better Mouse Trap
2. Western Union
3. Big Iron and New Networks
B. The Issue
C. The Policy
. . .
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