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New Media Rights responds to the FCC Future of Media Report

We've now had a chance to read the recent FCC Future of Media Report. In May of 2010 we filed comments in the FCC's Future of Media "Untitled" by Flickr user Paul Goyette shared under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) License proceeding, a proceeding that asked for opinion on everything from journalism to open standards on the internet. While many of the findings and statements do reflect how we believe media is transforming in America, the report lacks specific goals and recommendations. 

Here's our thoughts on the future of media, and goals and recommendations that will help us achieve a better future for media in this country.

Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Tue, 08/30/2011 - 5:23pm

New Media Rights calls on California Broadband Council to set higher goals: inclusiveness, openness, and expanded definitions of digital literacy

On June 22, 2011, New Media Rights' Director Art Neill offered the following comments to the California Broadband Council. The comments suggested additional workgroups, an expanded definition of digital literacy, making all data and materials produced by the Council public domain or openly licensed, as well as observations on challenges with the Comcast's FCC mandated reduced price low-speed internet service.
Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Mon, 06/27/2011 - 2:18pm

Youtube offers of one out of six Creative Commons licenses, sends mixed messages

New Media Rights offers legal help to creators on the use of Creative Commons licenses. We were interested to see how Youtube has recently begun to incorporate this progressive licensing structure into their video options. Although we welcome Creative Commons license inclusion into Youtube's service, the way that Youtube has rolled out its CC license options raises serious questions about the future of the online video ecosystem and how "open" that ecosystem will be.

Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:21pm

June Newsletter: New Media Rights defends consumers by opposing AT&T T-mobile merger

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Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:39pm

New Media Rights files Petition to Deny the AT&T - T-mobile Merger at the FCC

New Media Rights, its parent organization Utility Consumers' Action Network, and its affiliated project Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, have filed a petition to deny with the Federal Communications Commission. 

Our petition makes clear the FCC must investigate AT&T's assumptions and claims carefully, and that on balance, the merger is not in the public interest of America's wireless consumers.  The merger's negative affect on innovation, access to the internet, customer service quality, prices, service availability, and consumer privacy are all discussed.

Read the full filing by clicking here.

Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:51am

New Media Rights encourages state regulators in California to investigate the AT&T T-Mobile merger

NMR and UCAN urged the The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week to protect telecommunications consumers in California, by taking an active role in response to the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger. The proposed merger will have such a significant impact on telecommunications consumers in California that the Commission should exercise any and all authority it has in this space. This is an opportunity for the Commission to reestablish a tradition of being a leader in protecting communications consumers in California.
Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Fri, 05/27/2011 - 12:40pm

New Media Rights at the National Conference for Media Reform

Art and Mera are attending the National Media Reform Conference this weekend in Boston, MA. We look forward to sharing the work we have done offering free legal resources and fighting to improve and modernize media policy. Art will be on the panel Copyright, Copyleft, CopyCenter: Can Copyright and Remix Culture Co-exist? and Mera will be an online panelist for two of the main plenaries. Read more to see how you can be involved!

Submitted by New Media Rights last modified Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:23pm

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