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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Communications Law Articles
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GPS Update: The FCC Sets the Table for GPS Location Technology in Wireless Phones
: A recent development in Washington has made it more likely that GPS-enabled wireless phones will evolve into the dominant telematics market over the next several years. On September 15, 1999, the FCC amended certain rules regarding wireless ...
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Help for Online Service Providers, Professional Malpractice Suits, and Y2K Tax Liabilities
Posted with permission from California Lawyer. This file cannot be downloaded from this page. Late last year the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), codified at 17 USC § 512, was enacted. This legislation significantly expands copyright law ...
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High Tech Abuses: Avoiding Liability Related To Employee Misuse of e-mail, The Internet and Other Communication Systems
According to a recent study by Carnegie Mellon University, 83.5 percent of all images on the Internet are of a sexual nature. A 1996 A.C. Neilsen survey conducted of IBM, Apple and AT&T employees discovered that they spent the equivalent of 1,631 ...
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Hospitals Not Immune To Y2K Bug
The Year 2000 (or "Y2K") computer problem has implications reaching far beyond computers. Y2K relates to the inability of most computers to process data information beyond December 31, 1999. Hospitals, clinics, home care providers, nursing homes and ...
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How to Participate In the Federal Communications Commission Comments Process
How to Participate In the FCC Process Panel IV--Now It's Your Turn: How to Comment The Federal Communications Commission seeks comments from the public on proceedings and proposed rule makings before the Commission. Individuals interested in ...
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Idaho Passes New Spam Statute That Becomes Effective July 1, 2000
On April 17, 2000, the Idaho legislature passed a new law governing bulk e-mail advertisements (“spam”), which becomes effective on July 1, 2000. The new statute governs e-mail messages that contain the same or similar advertisement and are ...
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Implications of the Supreme Court’s Verizon v. FCC Decision
Telecommunications deregulation suffered a serious setback on May 13 when the Supreme Court handed down its eagerly awaited decision in Verizon Communications v. Federal Communications Commission, and held that federal regulators could continue to ...
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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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Insurance and High Technology: CyberInsurance: Consistency In Claims And Coverage Resolution
When it comes to computers, invulnerability and complete reliability are outmoded terms in an increasingly networked world. Most insureds will lose the functionality of your computer network several times during a specific term of insurance ...
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International Regulators Issue Report on Hedge Fund Risks
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has issued a report that contains recommendations for hedge funds and other highly leveraged institutions ("HLIs") to reduce the potential for systemic risk in the financial markets. The IOSCO ...
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