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Net Neutrality

A Guide to the Network Neutrality Discussions at the FCC by Marvin Ammori

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 18:24

Law Professor and advocate in Cyberlaw, Marvin Ammori tells us in a guest blog about what could possibly be happening in the "backroom deals" at the FCCⁱ around Net Neutralityⁱ. Ammori was the lead lawyer on the net neutrality case against Comcast when Comcast blocked peer-to-peer technologies.

A citizen's update to Net Neutrality and an Open Internet

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 17:35

"Internet Forever" by Flickr user HotDiggityDogs under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike 2.0 license.

The last few weeks saw many new developments affecting a free and open internet. Find out what has happened, where we came from, and what it all means for the movement to protect and ensure an open internet.

New Media Rights files comments in FCC Future of Media proceeding

Submitted by New Media Rights on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 12:13

San Diego, California - On Friday May 7^th, 2010 New Media Rights submitted comments in the FCCⁱ's Future of Media proceeding.

New Media Rights' comments to the Commission draw directly on our experience providing one-to-one pro bono legal assistance as well as a free public media studio to creators of all types. Our work has given us the opportunity to engage with a wide variety of media makers, advocates and citizens. These comments are also intended to supplement a conversation held between New Media Rights, Free Press, Main Street Project, People's Production House, The Transmission Project and Mountain Area Information Network with the FCC's Steve Waldman on Thursday May 6^th, 2010.

Legal and How-to Guides for Citizen Media Creators and Online Publishing

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New Media Rights Guides are available to browse, read and learn from. They are organized by category and title.

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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 - 16:07

Best Practices for Creative Commons attributions - how to attribute works you reuse under a Creative Commons license

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 13:49

Find out how to site or source creative commons work. Creative commons work allows you to share, remix and reuse legally, just make sure to check out what license it is under.

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The FCC's Unauthorized Attempt to Control the Internet

Submitted by djsalinas on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:49

The FCCⁱ 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?

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 - 16:27

Panel 2

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".

How FCC Chairman's net neutrality proposal will affect broadband, cell phones, and an "Open Internet"

Submitted by art neill on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 17:24

FCCⁱ Chairman Genachowski has proposed six net neutrality principles be adopted as rules by the FCC. This welcome sign for an "Open" Internet could effect everything from your home Internet Service to your cell phone and broadband data card service.

But this is just the first step. Learn about what the FCC Chairman proposes and how it affects your Internet service.

Policy Advocates React to FCC Chairman's Net Neutrality Announcement

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