Today the States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that found the the FCC’s 2006 decision to punish broadcasters for Cher and Nicole Richie’s “fleeting expletives” was based on vague and inconsistent standards. It is likely that this decision and possibly the upcoming decision on Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” in the [...]
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Appeals Court Hammers the FCC on inconsistent indecency rulings
July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Future of public media, PBS, Public Affairs, Public Media
Tags:Cher·content flags·FCC·Indecency Policy·Nicole Ritchie·wardrobe malfunction
How I Lost the Big One, Bigtime | Save the Internet
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Digital Television, Future of public media, Multi-media
How I Lost the Big One, Bigtime
By Marvin Ammori, April 7, 2010
On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit ruled on an important Internet law case I argued for Free Press on behalf of a range of “supporting intervenors” in the case. I wanted to post a few thoughts about the decision.
I’ll begin with how the decision affects [...]
Tags:'net nuetrality·comcast·FCC·internet·social media·social networking