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Exploring new experiments in journalism: Newsday paywall fails, while Spot.us lets readers decide what news to pay for

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 10:15

Are paywalls working? Or are there other experiments out there finding solutions to journalism's funding dilemma? New Media Rights covers the Newsday paywall failures, and explores on an innovative journalism venture based here in California, Spot.us.

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New Media Rights and UCAN Support Federal Anti-SLAPP Law to Protect First Amendment Rights

Submitted by New Media Rights on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 13:04

UCAN and New Media Rights have joined with the Federal Anti-SLAPP Project (FASP) and other organizations, which are working to secure federal protections for the First Amendment rights of petition and free speech.

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Court appears ready to strike a blow against the FCC's net neutrality authority.

Submitted by djsalinas on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 15:07
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The mega-merger of Comcast and NBC: a lethal marriage

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 17:31

Read about the Comcast-NBC merger and what's at stake. Some public interest groups that are calling this the beginning of the media "mega-merger" era warn that consumers will be losing out because this deal will lead to higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation. The deal will certainly alter the media marketplace and merging the country's largest cable company with a large TV broadcast company, giving Comcast control of 20% of American television viewing hours according to the latest Daily Finance reports.

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How service providers deny users the right to counternotify for content removed by DMCA takedown notices

Submitted by art neill on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:44

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New Media Rights recently heard from a blogger who received notification that a takedown notice was sent to their service provider, a website that hosts individuals blogs, and that the user’s content was removed.  However, the blogging service didn't

1) Identify the individual who requested the information be taken down OR

2) Specifically identify the infringing material

What's the problem?  This essentially destroys a users right to counternotify, allowing overreaching large content companies to control and remove Internet speech at will. 

Learn about the problem here, and learn how to fight back if you have content removed by a DMCA takedown notice.

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The FCC's Unauthorized Attempt to Control the Internet

Submitted by djsalinas on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:49

The FCC has released a proposed set of rules for an open and transparent internet, and awaits comments to its net neutrality proceeding in January. The purpose is noble, to protect the public from discriminatory practices by Internet Access Providers. While this is a great proposal in principle, we cannot overlook one important question: does the FCC actually have authority over the internet to make these rules?

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New Media Rights offers journalists and filmmakers in the San Diego area a unique opportunity with the NMR's community journalism project

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 13:18

Citizen being filmed

John Mattes, an award-winning journalist is going out in the field to investigate UCAN issues including deceptive company practices and is offering an opportunity for those who are interested to "shadow" him and learn about investigative journalism and craft online videos.

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House Committee Passes HR 1319, the (ill) Informed P2P User Act.

Submitted by djsalinas on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 12:02

The Energy and Commerce comittee recently passed the "Informed P2P User Act" and has sent it on to the full House for consideration.

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FCC field hearing in San Diego discusses the future of mobile apps and solutions to a possible "spectrum crisis"

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 15:27

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker led two panels this week at USD for the development of a National Broadband Plan. The panelists discussed the future of spectrum availability and mobile applications during a time when the FCC warns of a "looming spectrum crisis".

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Open College Textbook Act (S. 1714) promises seed money for the open education cause

Submitted by Meghan Bohn on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 16:29

The Open College Textbook Act proposes "to authorize grants for the creation, update, or adaption of open textbooks."

Specifically, it would authorize the Secretary of Education to award 1-year grants on a competitive basis to higher education institutions, professors, non-profit, or for profit-organizations that produce textbooks. The textbooks would be open licensed and available to be downloaded, redistributed, changed, revised, or altered by any member of the public.

Learn more here and then please sign our petition supporting the Open College Textbook Act.

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