Communications Law

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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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 ...
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The Satellite Boom Continues Over Asia

Growth and diversification. In fact, booming growth and rapid diversification. These are the current watchwords for the satellite industry in the Asia/Pacific region. In fact, it is getting to be more and more difficult to keep track of the various ...
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The Status Quo in German Telecommunications Law: A Legislative Race Towards the Liberalization Deadline

Although a last minute regulatory effort had become necessary, the German legislator and the rulemakers in the German ministry for Posts and Telecommunications (BMPT) expect that all relevant European telecommunication legislation will be ...
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The Ten Commandments of Litigation

If you are, or expect to be, involved in any type of civil lawsuit, or even more importantly, if you are or expect to be the subject of a criminal prosecution, you should take the following steps: call your lawyer if you have any questions ...
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The Year 2000 Crisis: Navigating the Legal Waters of the Millennium

As the year 2000 approaches, many of us are being bombarded with material on year 2000 computer issues, affectionately known as the Y2K problem or the Millennium Bug. Since the ramifications are expected to be widespread and many who are ...
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The Year 2000 Problem: An MIS Director’s View

The so-called "Year 2000 Problem" (also known as the "Millennium Bug") has captured the attention of the media and the general public in a way that is unprecedented in the mundane world of corporate computing. Despite the glee with which the media ...
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The Year 2000 Problem: Finally Some Good News

On October 19, 1998, the President signed into law the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act, S.2392 (the "Act"). The Act is , both IT and non-IT suppliers of goods and services, to regarding the extent of their Year 2000 readiness as ...
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Thelen Reid Report No. 386: California Enacts Two “Anti-Spam” Bills Targeting Unsolicited Email

On September 28, California enacted two new bills which target the growth of unsolicited junk email, known as "spam," making it only the third state to attempt to address this growing annoyance. , introduced by Debra Bowen, expands the existing law ...
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Thelen Reid Report No. 391: European Privacy Directive Threatens Data Transfers to US Businesses

Reprinted from Thelen Reid & Priest International Business Transactions Newsletter, August 1998 On October 24, 1998 the European Commission's Privacy Directive went into effect, a development which could have a dramatic effect on the way data is ...
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Truth-in-Billing For Telephone Bills

The FCC has seen a tremendous growth in consumer complaints directly or indirectly arising out of the failure of telephone bills to provide consumers with essential information in a clear and conspicuous manner. Consumer confusion over telephone ...
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