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by John
2M ago
Happy Saint Urho’s Day to all who celebrate. And an extra-special shout-out to Finno-Irish Americans like myself, to whom the Saint Urho / Saint Patrick feast-day diphthong is doubly-sacred ? and even more so when it falls on a weekend. Suomi go Br?ch! Continue reading ..read more
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Attention must be paid
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by John
8M ago
Happy Saint Urho’s Day to all who celebrate. And an extra-special shout-out to Finno-Irish Americans like myself, to whom the Saint Urho / Saint Patrick feast-day diphthong is doubly-sacred — and even more so when it falls on a weekend. Suomi go Brách! Continue reading ..read more
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Twenty Years of Sausage Factory (and Wetmachine) — So Long and Thanks For All the Fish?
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by Harold
11M ago
I suppose it says something that I am rushing to get something written before the end of the year to mark the 20th Anniversary of Tales of the Sausage Factory (my first blog post was December 10, 2003). At the high point, from 2006-09 I was cranking out over 100... Continue reading ..read more
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Quick Update on Fox29 License Challenge License Renewal Challenge.
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by Harold
1y ago
Two developments happened since I posted my Insanely Long Field Guide to the Fox29 license renewal challenge that potentially bear on the challenge. The first is Rupert Murdoch’s retirement announcement. The second is the Administrative Law Judge Decision in the other pending Character Policy case. As discussed below, neither really... Continue reading ..read more
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My Insanely Long Field Guide to the Fox29 Philadelphia (WTFX-TV) License Renewal Challenge.
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by Harold
1y ago
In July, the Media and Democracy Project filed a Petition to Deny the license renewal of Fox29 (WTFX-TV) in Philadelphia. The Petition rests on a particular feature of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadcast licensing law. Every 8 years, a broadcast station must apply to the FCC to renew its broadcast... Continue reading ..read more
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Why Canada’s C-18 Isn’t Working Out As Expected.
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by Harold
1y ago
Back at the end of June, Canada passed C-18, aka “The Online News Act,” a law designed to make Google and Facebook negotiate with news providers for linking to news. In theory, C-18 is based on the Australia News Media Bargaining Code, which Australia adopted in 2021. It also follows... Continue reading ..read more
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What is the FCC’s Role in Artificial Intelligence?
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by Harold
1y ago
There are two types of public events here in DC. Those designed to actually educate people and those designed so that folks can display their talking points like dancing peacocks displaying their tail feathers to attract a mate. The Federal Communications Commission and National Science Foundation had a half-day workshop... Continue reading ..read more
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AI Policy and the Uncanny Valley Freakout.
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by Harold
1y ago
We have been debating, on and off, about the issues around artificial intelligence and AI governance for some time now. Here at Public Knowledge, we published our first white paper on the subject in 2018. But the last few months have seen an explosion of interest and a sudden consensus that powerful... Continue reading ..read more
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Gonzales v. Google Validates My Theory of Legislative Drafting — Be Really, Really Detailed and Longwinded.
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by Harold
1y ago
Every now and then, I do some legislative drafting. I tend to get pushback on my habit of including a bunch of legislative findings and statements of policy, and what some consider my over-detailed definitions. The usual challenge I get is “everyone knows what we’re talking about.” My response: “I’m... Continue reading ..read more
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S. Korea “Sender Pays” Is a Warning, Not a Model, or Why (Almost) Everyone Keeps Telling the EU This Is a VERY Bad Idea.
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by Harold
2y ago
Economist/NYT opinion writer Paul Krugman coined the term “Zombie idea” to describe an idea that, despite being repeatedly refuted with evidence, keeps coming back. Not surprisingly, zombie ideas typically have powerful constituencies that benefit from the adoption of the zombie idea they push, and who invest a great deal of... Continue reading ..read more
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