Public Knowledge Urges Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to Overturn FCC’s Move to Widen Digital Divide
August 26, 2019 consumer protections , FCC , lawsuit , phone network , Tech TransitionsPublic Knowledge will present oral arguments requesting repeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s November 2017 Order, “Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment,” before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday, August 27.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Congratulates Archive of Our Own On Hugo Award for Best Related Work
August 19, 2019 AO3 , Copyright Reform , fandom , HugoYesterday, the fanfiction platform Archive of Our Own won the Hugo Award for Best Related Work. The Hugo Awards are given for excellence in science fiction and fantasy, and are widely considered the most prestigious honor in the genre.
Read MoreFCC Move to Approve T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Premature, Additional Public Input Necessary
August 15, 2019 Anticompetitive mergers , Competition , FCC , Sprint , T-MobileYesterday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai circulated a draft order to approve the Sprint/T-Mobile merger. The move follows the Department of Justice’s approval of the deal, pending the divestiture of prepaid brands and customers, as well as several side agreements designed to accelerate Dish Network’s entry into the wireless market.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Files Comments Urging DOJ to Maintain Consent Decrees Overseeing ASCAP, BMI
August 9, 2019 ASCAP , BMI , Consent Decrees , DOJ , Music LicensingToday, Public Knowledge filed comments urging the Department of Justice to maintain its consent decrees that allow the agency to oversee how The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) operate. ASCAP and BMI are two Performing Rights Organizations, or PROs, which offer “blanket licenses” that allow services, businesses, and others to publicly perform the works of the PROs’ member songwriters. In light of the current state of the law in the music marketplace, Public Knowledge encourages the DOJ to keep its consent decrees in place.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Responds to White House Proposal to Require FTC, FCC to Monitor Speech on Social Media
digital platforms , FCC , Free Speech , FTC , Section 230Today, reports surfaced that the Trump Administration is drafting an Executive Order that would require the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission to monitor speech on social media platforms. Reports indicate that the draft order calls for the FCC to develop new regulations detailing how and when the law shields social media companies when they remove content from their platforms. Public Knowledge finds this Administration’s potential abandonment of free speech and agency independence alarming.
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