While the story could use more details, this sounds a bit like prior restraint to me. A New Jersey judge has ordered the shutdown of three H-1B opposition Web sites and seeks information about the identity of anonymous posters. via Court orders three H-1B sites disabled.
Media Outlets Prepare to Charge for Content Online – NYTimes.com. In another story in the “Rupert Murdoch doesn’t get it” category, media sites are increasingly looking at paid models to bolster shrinking revenue streams. I won’t repeat comments from before, but I’d suggest that media companies could learn a lot from their Web 2.0 peers. …
Fox’s Fight With Time Warner Sheds Light on Cable Fees – NYTimes.com. Over the holidays, a friend asked me why we don’t receive the new broadcast HD channels over cable or satellite TV. The article linked above in part offers a peak at the answer. The short version of the story is, a long time …
Sneak peek at FCC National Broadband Plan gets mixed reviews Good overview of the FCC’s proposed broadband plan. Perhaps most interesting is the recommendation from the Counselor for Communications Policy of the Embassy of Japan, who argues for the unbundling of essential backbone fiber from broadband services. I think he’s right–this is key to competition …
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
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