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March 2018

Rep Cicilline (D-RI) Bill Would Let Publishers Gang Up Versus Facebook and Google

Rep David Cicilline (D-RI) plans to introduce a bill that would exempt publishers from antitrust enforcement so they can negotiate collectively over terms for distributing their content. Rep Cicilline says the bill is designed to level the playing field between publishers and the tech giants, not dictate the outcome. Without an exemption, collective action by publishers could run afoul of antitrust laws around colluding over price or refusal to deal with competitors.

Sponsor 

Federal Elections Commission

Date 
Thu, 03/08/2018 - 16:00

The FEC has delayed consideration of these two items.

Agenda Includes

  1. Reg 2011-02: Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Internet Communication Disclaimers and Definition of “Public Communication”

    (To be circulated)

  2. Reg 2011-02: Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Internet Communication Disclaimers

    Memorandum From Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub dated February 15, 2018


Sponsor 

Telecommunications Research and Policy Institute

Date 
Wed, 03/07/2018 - 15:00 to 16:30

The  release of an updated analysis by Stuart N. Brotman, Howard Distinguished Endowed Professor of Media Management and Law, and Beaman Professor of Communication, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Brotman’s study, Net Vitality 2.0: Identifying the Top-Tier Global Broadband Internet Ecosystem Leaders, revisits the pioneering research approach, the Net Vitality Index, first developed in 2010, which highlights countries that are leading on a global basis in their deployment and use of broadband applications and content; devices; and networks.


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