This is FindLaw's collection of Communications Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. Communications law is concerned with the regulation of radio and TV broadcasting to ensure satisfactory service and to prevent chaos. The law covers a variety of issues - media law, First Amendment, cable and broadcasting law, computer and internet law, and telecommunications. The federal government has largely governed broadcasting because by its nature broadcasting transcends state boundaries. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Communications Law Articles
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Virginia Courts and Civil Procedure
One of the first hurdles in any litigation is to determine whether the court has jurisdiction over a defendant who resides out-of-state. If jurisdiction cannot be established, then the plaintiff must bear the added expense of bringing the suit in ...
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Latest FCC Modifications on Slamming
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the fifth in a series of orders since 1998 modifying its rules relating to "slamming" (the unauthorized changing of a subscriber's telecommunications service provider). In the process ...
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Antitrust Regulators Scrutinizing Radio Transactions
During the past year, the radio industry has experienced an unprecedented wave of mergers and acquisitions. The dramatic changes in station ownership were made possible by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the "Telecommunications Act"), which ...
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Civil Rights: Rule Prohibiting Use Of Candidate's Name Or Likeliness In Communications By Corporation 45 Days Prior To An Election, Unless Corporation Uses Segregated Funds For Such Communications, He
Plaintiff Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan ("PPAM") sought a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of Rule 169.39(b) of the Michigan Administrative Code as unconstitutional. The rule prohibited the use of a candidate's name or ...
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An Examination of the Criminalization of Commercial Activity
In the days and weeks following the dramatic collapse of energy giant Enron, the calls for legislation designed to avert "the next Enron" began. In recent months, numerous legislative and regulatory proposals have been put forward, and government ...
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Independent Role of Rating Agencies Affirmed
A federal court in the Ninth Circuit has ruled in an important recent case, that debt ratings issued by rating agencies are not financial advice, and reaffirmed that such ratings are speech that is constitutionally protected under the First ...
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U.S. Reaction to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Resignation
Following his party's significant losses in Japan's parliamentary elections held on July 12, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto resigned the following day. Briefing reporters on Monday, White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry commented on the "close ...
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Opening Meeting Laws
QUESTION 28. -CAN THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONS VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT FOR THEIR CHAIRMAN? Yes. By specific statute County Boards of Commissioner must vote in the open and their votes recorded by individual except for their vote on who shall serve ...
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Number Portability Developing Into a Telemarketing Quagmire
On November 24, 2003 the Federal Communication Commission's ("FCC") number portability rule ("Rule") went into effect in the largest 100 metropolitan statistical areas. The remaining areas will have until May 24, 2004 to comply. In addition to ...
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The New Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: How Effective Is It?
On Sunday, October 1, 2000, while most of us were watching football and the closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic games on television, one of the most profound changes to the way we do business took effect: The Electronic Signatures in Global and ...