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ISPs To Monitor Online Copyright Infringment

Krystle Russin
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August 26, 2011
Five U.S. Internet service providers, partnering with Hollywood movie studios and record labels, will begin issuing online warnings to consumers sending or receiving pirated material.

U.S. Appeals Court Overturns FCC Media Cross-Ownership Rule

Krystle Russin
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August 26, 2011
On July 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit overturned a 2008 Federal Communications Commission regulation allowing greater same-city media market cross-ownership.

FCC Implements New Internet Closed-Captioning Rules

Phil Britt
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August 26, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission’s Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee recently set in motion a six-month time period for new rules requiring closed-captioning services on the I

Critics: FCC CableCARD Mandate Requires ‘Outdated Technology’

Phil Britt
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August 25, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission is giving cable TV companies until Nov.

Comcast and Bloomberg Battle Over Channel Placement

Alyssa Carducci
Alyssa Carducci
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August 24, 2011
Comcast Corporation responded to a complaint filed against the cable company with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by filing its own complaint with the regulatory agency against Bloomber

Supreme Court to Determine Constitutionality of Government GPS Tracking

Tom Gantert
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August 24, 2011
In 1994, the Global Positioning System became fully operational.

Attacking Television’s Ideology

Bruce Edward Walker
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August 23, 2011
Review of Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, by Ben Shapiro, Broadside Books, 412 pages, 2011 $26.99.

FCC Eliminates Fairness Doctrine After Congressional Demand for Regulatory Review

Alyssa Carducci
Alyssa Carducci
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August 23, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission was among several federal agencies under fire from the U.S.

Detroit Links Downtown Surveillance Cameras

Bruce Edward Walker
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August 23, 2011
Downtown Detroit will soon be under the gaze of 350 surveillance cameras monitored by police, raising privacy concerns among civil libertarians, according to the Detroit News.

Cyberattacks on Government Sites on the Rise

Tom Bird
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August 23, 2011
Recently, the Web site of the Arizona Department of Public Safety became completely inaccessible, and millions of confidential Arizona department of public safety emails were made available by the
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