Hollywood Taking Sides in Network Neutrality Debate Resent-Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 12:34:24 -0500 (CDT) Media Reform Daily News of the movement for April 29, 2008 --SAVE THE INTERNET-- HOLLYWOOD TAKING SIDES IN NETWORK NEUTRALITY DEBATE Hollywood believes the Internet is the key to its future. But its constituents are again squabbling over how to get there. Major movie studios and record labels want control, while independent artists want to disseminate their work freely. Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=PmnkuqoCdvinCRwTr_L2vw.. NET NEUTRALITY IS BACK BEFORE CONGRESS The duty of Congress is clear: Don't let the corporate interests win over the public interest -- keep the Internet neutral. Keene Sentinel http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=xb6xKw9h3TDPC_VYiKsknw.. AT&T TO VUZE: YOUR TCP RESET TEST PROVES NOTHING AT&T has sent a cool response to the Vuze Corporation's "Plug-In" survey of ISPs and insists that it does not insert false reset signals into P2P packets. Matthew Lasar, Ars technica http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=QdRJaVLmYlLddOw5RlYJbQ.. FCC INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT FINDS NO WRONGDOING IN SPECTRUM AUCTION The FCC's Inspector General concluded there was no wrongdoing by Cyren Call or the Public Safety Spectrum Trust in the period before the 700 MHz spectrum auction. John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=SCcglpjW72s1dril8ahMpA.. ACT NOW! Support the Internet Freedom Preservation Act http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=fbyb_4LqNGsr0isOdxC95Q.. --STOP BIG MEDIA-- OWNERSHIP FIGHT HEATS UP The odds may be long against Congress overturning new FCC media ownership rules, but the broadcasting and newspaper industries are concerned enough to attempt to forestall such action. Ira Teinowitz, TVWeek http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=BFrKRf_uYvubnfK6YLPZig.. SENATE REJECTS FCC'S MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES The Senate Committee on Commerce voted to invalidate a recently approved FCC rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market. Broadcast Engineering http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=qbB6g7pLJlv2KcPhOU6ozA.. MURDOCH'S NEWSDAY BID FACES HURDLES Rupert Murdoch's $580 million bid for New York's Newsday puts the News Corp. chief executive on a risky collision course with the FCC. Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Joshua Chaffin, Financial Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=NpTTbx0ZjPk-r0EoCQMNTA.. ACT NOW! Stop the FCC's Big Handout to Big Media http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=cLqZyJouv9u-buvBmYEldQ.. --JOURNALISM & BEYOND-- PENTAGON PUNDIT SCANDAL BROKE THE LAW The Pentagon military analyst program was not just unethical but illegal. It violates specific restrictions that Congress has been placing in its annual appropriation bills every year since 1951. Sheldon Rampton, Center for Media and Democracy http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=jmNs6pJI2fsJ7h4oBd-hTw.. MOST PAPERS AGAIN REPORT BIG DECLINES IN CIRCULATION Top American newspapers posted further declines in weekday circulation in the six-month period ended in March, with the exception of USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. Associated Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=CyWE_qPva8CPzNuq8QyElg.. HISPANIC CONGRESSMEN DEMAND CORPORATE ACTION AGAINST CNN HOST The anti-immigration views of CNN host Lou Dobbs have made him a darling in the ratings but a nemesis among Latinos, whose frustration has risen to the Washington corridors of power. Elana Schor, The Guardian http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=63YK5VPW7Z6vcVXnInONzw.. POST-PENNSYLVANIA SPIN DROWNS OUT MCCAIN While Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was significant newsmaker in 70 percent of the campaign stories last week and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) a close second, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) dropped to 17 percent. Mark Jurkowitz, Project for Excellence in Journalism http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=ev4O0GENCYmGG1-LjSJobg.. A NEW MIDEAST PAPER VOWS TO BE DIFFERENT A new newspaper owned by one of the Middle East's wealthiest ruling families is promising independence from its royal owners -- and is already attracting some serious competition. Heather Timmons, New York Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=bk5Cw4lgM7ojBT71XwYrEQ.. --FEATURE-- SPECIAL EVENT The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a conference and gala, May 15-16. Panelists include Yochai Benkler, David Weinberger and Doc Searles. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=TaHRhW1OAal47cqzFMt9QA.. FP ACTION NETWORK http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=9473pgnzT-JrjMY0Cs3rig.. --IN OTHER NEWS-- FCC SET TO LIMIT FUND FOR RURAL PHONE SUBSIDIES The FCC is poised to impose a cap on fast-growing subsidies the government allots to providers of telephone service in rural America. Peter Kaplan, Reuters http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=YIdVAcN9HHy-Es3GiA-VSw.. FCC LOOSENS DIGITAL TV RULES FOR RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS A little-noticed order published by the FCC could have long-range effects for the upcoming transition to digital television. Martin H. Bosworth, Consumer Affairs http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=JRXoX7FB7vxPr7DIULBFXA.. BE THE MEDIA -- FREE SPEECH UNFURLED While mainstream media remains under the control of a handful of giant corporations, you no longer have to own a printing press to reach a dedicated audience. Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Nonprofit Technology Network http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=zhjJGjkwg5zPkHIWhm8Bxw.. THE 10 MOST IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGIES YOU NEVER THINK ABOUT Whether you're aware of them or not, without many digital age technologies, our world would be a very different place. Neil McAllister, IDG News Service http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=8EOB8ocrEskROy5ON8TNuw.. ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS PROPOSE FLURRY OF INTERNET LAWS It's become an annual rite of spring at the Illinois Capitol: Lawmakers put forth measure after measure to crack down on troubling aspects of the Internet, dangling the promise of making schoolchildren safer. Ashley Wiehle, Chicago Tribune http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=sbhlcNXYUajGMFaT-CO8sg.. INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT FOR COMMUNITY WIRELESS NETWORKS ON MAY 28 The New America Foundation is holding its International Summit for Community Wireless Networks on May 28-30, 2008. MuniWireless http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=Szkmsyt39yP48LyLhrhU1Q.. Many of these articles are copyrighted material. 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