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FCC REGULATION: INDECENCY BY INTEREST GROUPS
  2008 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 0003
Media & Communications
3/6/2008
FCC regulations are among the most controversial administrative law regulations because of their impact on broadcast television. This iBrief analyzes the history of FCC regulation and highlights the problems associated with the current model. Applying theories of economics, this iBrief proposes solutions to the current problems of selective enforcement and vagueness in enforcement. While the Supreme Court recognized that FCC regulation is necessary, it is also necessary for there to be a clearer model for how the agency should be run.


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IS THE INTERNET A VIABLE THREAT TO REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY? 1/22/2008
T-MOBILE USA, INC. V. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FOR BALTIMORE CITY: WHAT THE LATEST SALVO IN DISPROPORTIONAL CELLULAR PHONE TAXATION MEANS FOR THE FUTURE 12/4/2006
WHEN IS EMPLOYEE BLOGGING PROTECTED BY SECTION 7 OF THE NLRA?10/4/2006
THE END OF NET NEUTRALITY7/18/2006
SHIELDING JOURNALIST-"BLOGGERS": THE NEED TO PROTECT NEWSGATHERING DESPITE THE DISTRIBUTION MEDIUM4/7/2006
WHEN DISCRIMINATION IS GOOD: ENCOURAGING BROADBAND INTERNET INVESTMENT WITHOUT CONTENT NEUTRALITY2/20/2006
FIGHTING TERRORISM IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE: DOES THE PATRIOT ACT UNDULY COMPROMISE OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES?1/30/2006
COMPLETING THE CONNECTION: ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SERVICE THROUGH MUNICIPAL WI-FI1/10/2006
BUGGY WHIPS AND BROADCAST FLAGS: THE NEED FOR A NEW POLITICS OF EXPRESSION10/25/2005
REGULATING INDECENCY: THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION'S THREAT TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT5/1/2005
CROSSED SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS WORLD: THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT'S MISAPPLICATION OF THE COMPLETE PREEMPTION DOCTRINE11/16/2004
WIRELESS LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY: NEW RULES WILL HAVE BROAD EFFECTS6/9/2004
INVESTIGATING TERRORISM: THE ROLE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT 1/14/2004
THE FCC UNDER ATTACK8/26/2003
THE FCC AND CONGRESS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSUMER RIGHTS WHEN MAKING THE TRANSITION TO DTV8/4/2003
DO NOT ADVERTISE: THE CURRENT FIGHT AGAINST UNSOLICITED ADVERTISEMENTS4/29/2003
POLITICAL E-MAIL: PROTECTED SPEECH OR UNWELCOME SPAM?1/14/2003
MUSIC PIRACY AND THE AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT11/20/2002
“VIRTUAL CHILD” PORNOGRAPHY ON THE INTERNET: A “VIRTUAL” VICTIM?9/23/2002
NEW “UNBUNDLING” RULES: WILL THE FCC FINALLY OPEN UP CABLE BROADBAND?9/9/2002
EVERYONE'S A CRITIC: DEFAMATION AND ANONYMITY ON THE INTERNET3/14/2002
ENHANCED 911 TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS: HOW HAS THE BALANCE CHANGED SINCE SEPTEMBER 11?10/26/2001
HARD LESSONS: GUIDING AMERICA'S APPROACH TO THIRD GENERATION WIRELESS POLICY9/14/2001
THE MUSIC ONLINE COMPETITION ACT OF 2001: MODERATE CHANGE OR RADICAL REFORM?8/31/2001
FREELANCE ARTICLES AND ELECTRONIC DATABASES: WHO OWNS THE COPYRIGHTS?7/18/2001
DIGITAL TELEVISION: HAS THE REVOLUTION STALLED?3/26/2001
ICANN: THE DEBATE OVER GOVERNING THE INTERNET2/14/2001
AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL FROOMKIN2/28/2001
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