Protection of Online Speech in Danger?
Posted by Julie Gottlieb on Apr 8, 2010 in Uncategorized |
On April 6, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals made a ruling in Comcast v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that severely limits the FCC’s ability to protect online speech. In her article, Appeals Court Ruling Endangers FCC’s Ability to Protect Online Speech, Aparna Sridhar explains the history of communications law and the FCC’s policies with regard to broadband providers of communications networks (i.e., telephone, telegraph, and IP-based networks) as well as the ramifications of the D.C. Circuits April 6th ruling. Read Sridhar’s article to learn more about how this ruling will affect the future of online communication.
