Internet Regulation
The never ending expansion of the Internet has prompted the highly controversial proposal of regulating the Web. Many have argued for the proposal and there have been some legislative action done to partially regulate some of the Internet. The Internet will never be fully regulated, it’s near impossible, but, there were always be advocates to try and regulate as much as they can.
Federal Communications Commission. “Open Internet.” Federal Communications Commission, United States Government, 25 Aug. 2016, www.fcc.gov/general/open-internet. Accessed 4 Mar. 2017.
The author of the article is the Federal Communications Commission and the article is found on the FCC’s website on August 25, 2016 and its main point is that Open Internet or Net Neutrality is a beneficial act towards the consumer. The article basically says that Net Neutrality protects free expression and innovation of the Internet. It also says that the rules ensure access to a fast and fair Internet. Also, the article highlights the rules such as, broadband providers can not block access to legal contents.
The writer’s purpose is to inform readers a law enacted and wants the audience to be fully aware of the act and what it does and how it affects them. The audience is the citizens of the United States. The article was written shortly after the enactment of Open Internet and therefore, the article was talking about the law and its components.
The writer of the article is a government agency, the Federal Communications Commission. It is credible because it’s a government agency and the members of the agency are government workers, selected to be in that position. The author is directly involved with the bill and is its job to enforce the law, therefore, it has the knowledge to explain the law to the people. The source is credible because it’s written by a credible source and is written in an unbiased and factual way.
I will use this information throughout my paper to help explain net neutrality and its rules more specifically.
Fox, Justin. “No One Actually Knows How to Regulate the Internet.” Harvard Business Review, 18 Nov. 2014, hbr.org/2014/11/no-one-actually-knows-how-to-regulate-the-internet. Accessed 5 Mar. 2017.
Justin Fox wrote the article “No One Actually Knows How to Regulate the Internet.” which appears on the Harvard Business Review website on November 18, 2014. The article's main point is that the internet is difficult to regulate and there have been conflicting views on how to try to regulate, but there hasn’t been much success. First, the article says that there is a divide between the people that are pro-net neutrality and anti-net neutrality, saying that the former believe that broadband providers can’t pick which internet companies can use their space and the latter believe that broadband is a free market. The article later says that the FCC is always revising its rules and they are attempting to classify broadband providers as telecommunication services. Later, the article compares the U.S with the rest of the world with how the internet/broadband is being regulated. It says that other countries regulate broadband as a utility and still have faster and cheaper internet. It also compares the correlation between broadband access with regulation and concluded a more open-access market caused a “depress investment”. Finally, it describes the current state of the U.S by saying that its broadband has slowed down its growth and the internet speed isn’t great even though the United States is the most vibrant internet sector in the world. It finishes of saying that the FCC is regulating the wrong aspect of broadband/internet and the future is uncertain.
The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to explain/inform the audience, the citizens of the U.S, about the FCC’s rules and how the U.S compares with other countries in broadband regulation. The article was written during the Obama administration and during his push for net neutrality. It was also written during the time where the controversy of regulating the internet is rising in importance. It’s clear that the time affected what was said in the article because Obama’s actions were mentioned many times, as was the recent FCC rules revisions.
The writer, Justin Fox, is a columnist for the Harvard Business Review, which is a magazine created by Harvard Business of Harvard University. He’s credible because he used credible sources to back up his arguments and works for a reputable university in Harvard. The author seems he has adequate information because he uses specific details and facts and backs them up with many sources, including a research study. The source is reliable because it’s from a very well-known university and is trusted by many people to give factual, unbiased news.
I can use the information provided to compare how the U.S regulates the internet to other countries and the affects those differences make.
Kang, Cecilia. “Trump's F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 5 Feb. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/technology/trumps-fcc-quickly-targets-net-neutrality-rules.html?_r. Accessed 2 Mar. 2017.
The author of the article, Cecilia Kang, wrote this article for the New York Times where it appeared on the newspaper’s website on February 5, 2017. The main point of the article is that Trump’s new FCC head is targeting the rules of net neutrality. The article starts off by saying that Ajit Pai, the new FCC head, stopped nine broadband companies from providing discounted internet to low income households. It says that Pai wants the FCC to reflect the Trump administration’s unwinding of government regulations like closing the investigation of zero-rating practices. Finally, the article says that the Pai and the FCC could face many court sessions if Pai decides to remove the rules that were court approved before he came into his position.
The author’s purpose for writing this article is to explain to the audience, which is the American people, the new rules that may be in place with the new presidency and the new FCC head. The piece was written during the beginning of the Trump administration and during Pai’s change of rules in the FCC. It led to the article being written and using facts from what Pai is recently doing.
The writer, Cecilia Kang, is a reporter at the New York Times and is credible as she provides factual and unbiased information throughout the article, She also works for a reputable and well-known newspaper. The source is reliable because of its popularity and that its stories are unbiased and always use facts and quotes to back up its arguments.
I will use the information in this article to explain current acts to regulate or deregulate the internet.
PBS, director. Media Regulation: Crash Course Government and Politics #45. Youtube, 23 Jan. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LKl4RKIew. Accessed 3 Mar. 2017
This video created by PBS is called Crash Course: Government and Politics hosted by Craig. The video was found on Youtube and was published on January 23, 2016. It’s main point is to inform the audience, which is usually government students, about the history of the American government trying to regulate the media and its interaction with the media. It starts off by saying that the newspaper is the least regulated media source due to the first amendment because “without a free press, Americans would have less information they needed to make good political decisions. Later, it says that public figures can sue for libel if they can prove that the statement was, “...untrue and published with actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth”. The video later explains that broadcast media is the most tightly regulated, although it doesn’t specifically state why. However, it does explain how. The government controls the airwaves by requiring licenses. Later, it says that the Clinton administration passed the Telecommunications Act that failed at regulating the pornographic material on the internet (Title V of the law). The video even said that the Internet is self-regulating because it changes so fast that by the pending law will be out of date by the time it’s passed. Finally, it says that regulation doesn’t have to be regulation of content but regulation of access and how much will be available at a given price.
The purpose of the video is to inform the audience, mostly students, about the government’s interaction with the media. I don’t believe that the time and place affected the content of the video. This video serves as an educational purpose.
The host of the show is Craig and is part of CrashCourse which is a subentity of PBS. Craig / Crash Course are very reliable because they had to be hired by PBS and the video provides factual information and little opinion. It’s very clear that the host did a lot of research from books and other historical sources in order to present factual information.
I will mostly use this information in my introduction and beginnings of paragraphs because the information provides a broad scope of the topic in question.
Puzzanghera, Jim. “FCC Tightens Internet Oversight with New Net Neutrality Rules.” LA Times, 26 Feb. 2015, www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-net-neutrality-vote-20150227-story.html. Accessed 5 Mar. 2017.
This article is written by Jim Puzzanghera of the Los Angeles Times and it appeared on the newspaper’s website on February 26, 2015. The article’s main point is that the FCC created new rules to expand its control over the Internet. The article says that the new rules created by the FCC prohibits broadband companies from slowing internet speeds for some data and selling faster lanes for other content. It later quotes Steve Wozniak as he says that broadband is becoming an essential need in today’s world.finally, it says the new rules reclassifies broadband providers and they won’t allow broadband providers to favor their own content over providers.
The writer’s purpose is to explain the new rules of the FCC and how they will affect broadband providers and others. The author is credible because he’s an employee of a reputable newspaper and he writes an unbiased article. The author has evidently he has done research over his topic as he gives specifics about the new rules and also provides quotes by well-known people. The source is reliable because it is from a reputable and trusted newspaper in which it provides unbiased news stories.
I will use this information when I talk about net neutrality and acts taken to regulate the internet.
Smith, Lamar. “H.R.3261 - 112th Congress (2011-2012): Stop Online Piracy Act.”Congress.gov, United States Government, 16 Dec. 2011, www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3261. Accessed 5 Mar. 2017.
The author of this bill is Lamar Smith who proposed the Stop Online Piracy Act in Washington D.C in late 2011 which its main points include that the U.S government should extend its powers to stop copyright infringement and online trafficking. The bill sets up a two step process for a “intellectual property holder” to report infringement. Finally, it specifically defines what is considered copyright infringement and the trafficking of “dangerous goods” such as counterfeit drugs.
The author’s purpose for writing this is to create a new law to expand the government's power in dealing with piracy. The audience of the bill is Congress and eventually the American people. Smith recognized an issue with piracy and wanted to attempt to stop it by creating this bill.
The writer, Lamar Smith, is a member of the House of Representatives, therefore making him a credible author. He is elected by the citizens of the U.S so, therefore, he must be trusted by many. The author has been a politician for many years and knows what issues are going on throughout the country. The source is credible because it is the original bill and it’s posted on the official Congress website.
I can use the useful information found in this source to explain past attempts by the government to regulate the internet.
Sreenivasan, Hari. “FCC May Scale Back Net Neutrality.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 4 Mar. 2017, www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fcc-may-scale-back-net-neutrality/. Accessed 4 Mar. 2017.
The interviewer/author of the article is Hari Sreenivasan who wrote “FCC May Scale Back Net Neutrality.” which appeared on the PBS website on March 4, 2017. The article’s main point is that the new FCC head, Ajit Pai is removing power from the FCC in regard with net neutrality and provides an interview with a Washington Post reporter to discuss what the FCC is planning to do. First, the article says that Pai is creating a more transparent FCC where documents are released in full text for the public to read. Later, it says that the deregulation may lead to a change in speeds of the internet where some content loads up faster than the other, depending on what the content is. Finally, the concern with privacy arises where now, companies can sell data about an individual to make a profit and most likely, the FCC will address those issues immediately.
The purpose of the interview is to provide information to the audience, which is the public, about a subject that affects many across the country and the world. The interview was conducted was done after Trump’s election and nomination and acceptance of Ajit Pai. That’s why Pai and his possible reforms came up many times.
The interviewer is a PBS employee and PBS is a very reliable source. Sreenivasan seemed very knowledgeable about the subject because he asked specific questions and knew what to ask the interviewee. The source, both the Washington Post reporter and PBS, are credible because they are both well-known and trusted. The interviewee is from a popular newspaper that’s known for providing factual and unbiased information. The same goes for PBS.
I can use the information provided to explain what new rules are going to be set in place and the provide the dangers of deregulating the internet.
The never ending expansion of the Internet has prompted the highly controversial proposal of regulating the Web. Many have argued for the proposal and there have been some legislative action done to partially regulate some of the Internet. The Internet will never be fully regulated, it’s near impossible, but, there were always be advocates to try and regulate as much as they can.
Federal Communications Commission. “Open Internet.” Federal Communications Commission, United States Government, 25 Aug. 2016, www.fcc.gov/general/open-internet. Accessed 4 Mar. 2017.
The author of the article is the Federal Communications Commission and the article is found on the FCC’s website on August 25, 2016 and its main point is that Open Internet or Net Neutrality is a beneficial act towards the consumer. The article basically says that Net Neutrality protects free expression and innovation of the Internet. It also says that the rules ensure access to a fast and fair Internet. Also, the article highlights the rules such as, broadband providers can not block access to legal contents.
The writer’s purpose is to inform readers a law enacted and wants the audience to be fully aware of the act and what it does and how it affects them. The audience is the citizens of the United States. The article was written shortly after the enactment of Open Internet and therefore, the article was talking about the law and its components.
The writer of the article is a government agency, the Federal Communications Commission. It is credible because it’s a government agency and the members of the agency are government workers, selected to be in that position. The author is directly involved with the bill and is its job to enforce the law, therefore, it has the knowledge to explain the law to the people. The source is credible because it’s written by a credible source and is written in an unbiased and factual way.
I will use this information throughout my paper to help explain net neutrality and its rules more specifically.
Fox, Justin. “No One Actually Knows How to Regulate the Internet.” Harvard Business Review, 18 Nov. 2014, hbr.org/2014/11/no-one-actually-knows-how-to-regulate-the-internet. Accessed 5 Mar. 2017.
Justin Fox wrote the article “No One Actually Knows How to Regulate the Internet.” which appears on the Harvard Business Review website on November 18, 2014. The article's main point is that the internet is difficult to regulate and there have been conflicting views on how to try to regulate, but there hasn’t been much success. First, the article says that there is a divide between the people that are pro-net neutrality and anti-net neutrality, saying that the former believe that broadband providers can’t pick which internet companies can use their space and the latter believe that broadband is a free market. The article later says that the FCC is always revising its rules and they are attempting to classify broadband providers as telecommunication services. Later, the article compares the U.S with the rest of the world with how the internet/broadband is being regulated. It says that other countries regulate broadband as a utility and still have faster and cheaper internet. It also compares the correlation between broadband access with regulation and concluded a more open-access market caused a “depress investment”. Finally, it describes the current state of the U.S by saying that its broadband has slowed down its growth and the internet speed isn’t great even though the United States is the most vibrant internet sector in the world. It finishes of saying that the FCC is regulating the wrong aspect of broadband/internet and the future is uncertain.
The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to explain/inform the audience, the citizens of the U.S, about the FCC’s rules and how the U.S compares with other countries in broadband regulation. The article was written during the Obama administration and during his push for net neutrality. It was also written during the time where the controversy of regulating the internet is rising in importance. It’s clear that the time affected what was said in the article because Obama’s actions were mentioned many times, as was the recent FCC rules revisions.
The writer, Justin Fox, is a columnist for the Harvard Business Review, which is a magazine created by Harvard Business of Harvard University. He’s credible because he used credible sources to back up his arguments and works for a reputable university in Harvard. The author seems he has adequate information because he uses specific details and facts and backs them up with many sources, including a research study. The source is reliable because it’s from a very well-known university and is trusted by many people to give factual, unbiased news.
I can use the information provided to compare how the U.S regulates the internet to other countries and the affects those differences make.
Kang, Cecilia. “Trump's F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 5 Feb. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/technology/trumps-fcc-quickly-targets-net-neutrality-rules.html?_r. Accessed 2 Mar. 2017.
The author of the article, Cecilia Kang, wrote this article for the New York Times where it appeared on the newspaper’s website on February 5, 2017. The main point of the article is that Trump’s new FCC head is targeting the rules of net neutrality. The article starts off by saying that Ajit Pai, the new FCC head, stopped nine broadband companies from providing discounted internet to low income households. It says that Pai wants the FCC to reflect the Trump administration’s unwinding of government regulations like closing the investigation of zero-rating practices. Finally, the article says that the Pai and the FCC could face many court sessions if Pai decides to remove the rules that were court approved before he came into his position.
The author’s purpose for writing this article is to explain to the audience, which is the American people, the new rules that may be in place with the new presidency and the new FCC head. The piece was written during the beginning of the Trump administration and during Pai’s change of rules in the FCC. It led to the article being written and using facts from what Pai is recently doing.
The writer, Cecilia Kang, is a reporter at the New York Times and is credible as she provides factual and unbiased information throughout the article, She also works for a reputable and well-known newspaper. The source is reliable because of its popularity and that its stories are unbiased and always use facts and quotes to back up its arguments.
I will use the information in this article to explain current acts to regulate or deregulate the internet.
PBS, director. Media Regulation: Crash Course Government and Politics #45. Youtube, 23 Jan. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LKl4RKIew. Accessed 3 Mar. 2017
This video created by PBS is called Crash Course: Government and Politics hosted by Craig. The video was found on Youtube and was published on January 23, 2016. It’s main point is to inform the audience, which is usually government students, about the history of the American government trying to regulate the media and its interaction with the media. It starts off by saying that the newspaper is the least regulated media source due to the first amendment because “without a free press, Americans would have less information they needed to make good political decisions. Later, it says that public figures can sue for libel if they can prove that the statement was, “...untrue and published with actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth”. The video later explains that broadcast media is the most tightly regulated, although it doesn’t specifically state why. However, it does explain how. The government controls the airwaves by requiring licenses. Later, it says that the Clinton administration passed the Telecommunications Act that failed at regulating the pornographic material on the internet (Title V of the law). The video even said that the Internet is self-regulating because it changes so fast that by the pending law will be out of date by the time it’s passed. Finally, it says that regulation doesn’t have to be regulation of content but regulation of access and how much will be available at a given price.
The purpose of the video is to inform the audience, mostly students, about the government’s interaction with the media. I don’t believe that the time and place affected the content of the video. This video serves as an educational purpose.
The host of the show is Craig and is part of CrashCourse which is a subentity of PBS. Craig / Crash Course are very reliable because they had to be hired by PBS and the video provides factual information and little opinion. It’s very clear that the host did a lot of research from books and other historical sources in order to present factual information.
I will mostly use this information in my introduction and beginnings of paragraphs because the information provides a broad scope of the topic in question.
Puzzanghera, Jim. “FCC Tightens Internet Oversight with New Net Neutrality Rules.” LA Times, 26 Feb. 2015, www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-net-neutrality-vote-20150227-story.html. Accessed 5 Mar. 2017.
This article is written by Jim Puzzanghera of the Los Angeles Times and it appeared on the newspaper’s website on February 26, 2015. The article’s main point is that the FCC created new rules to expand its control over the Internet. The article says that the new rules created by the FCC prohibits broadband companies from slowing internet speeds for some data and selling faster lanes for other content. It later quotes Steve Wozniak as he says that broadband is becoming an essential need in today’s world.finally, it says the new rules reclassifies broadband providers and they won’t allow broadband providers to favor their own content over providers.
The writer’s purpose is to explain the new rules of the FCC and how they will affect broadband providers and others. The author is credible because he’s an employee of a reputable newspaper and he writes an unbiased article. The author has evidently he has done research over his topic as he gives specifics about the new rules and also provides quotes by well-known people. The source is reliable because it is from a reputable and trusted newspaper in which it provides unbiased news stories.
I will use this information when I talk about net neutrality and acts taken to regulate the internet.
Smith, Lamar. “H.R.3261 - 112th Congress (2011-2012): Stop Online Piracy Act.”Congress.gov, United States Government, 16 Dec. 2011, www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3261. Accessed 5 Mar. 2017.
The author of this bill is Lamar Smith who proposed the Stop Online Piracy Act in Washington D.C in late 2011 which its main points include that the U.S government should extend its powers to stop copyright infringement and online trafficking. The bill sets up a two step process for a “intellectual property holder” to report infringement. Finally, it specifically defines what is considered copyright infringement and the trafficking of “dangerous goods” such as counterfeit drugs.
The author’s purpose for writing this is to create a new law to expand the government's power in dealing with piracy. The audience of the bill is Congress and eventually the American people. Smith recognized an issue with piracy and wanted to attempt to stop it by creating this bill.
The writer, Lamar Smith, is a member of the House of Representatives, therefore making him a credible author. He is elected by the citizens of the U.S so, therefore, he must be trusted by many. The author has been a politician for many years and knows what issues are going on throughout the country. The source is credible because it is the original bill and it’s posted on the official Congress website.
I can use the useful information found in this source to explain past attempts by the government to regulate the internet.
Sreenivasan, Hari. “FCC May Scale Back Net Neutrality.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 4 Mar. 2017, www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fcc-may-scale-back-net-neutrality/. Accessed 4 Mar. 2017.
The interviewer/author of the article is Hari Sreenivasan who wrote “FCC May Scale Back Net Neutrality.” which appeared on the PBS website on March 4, 2017. The article’s main point is that the new FCC head, Ajit Pai is removing power from the FCC in regard with net neutrality and provides an interview with a Washington Post reporter to discuss what the FCC is planning to do. First, the article says that Pai is creating a more transparent FCC where documents are released in full text for the public to read. Later, it says that the deregulation may lead to a change in speeds of the internet where some content loads up faster than the other, depending on what the content is. Finally, the concern with privacy arises where now, companies can sell data about an individual to make a profit and most likely, the FCC will address those issues immediately.
The purpose of the interview is to provide information to the audience, which is the public, about a subject that affects many across the country and the world. The interview was conducted was done after Trump’s election and nomination and acceptance of Ajit Pai. That’s why Pai and his possible reforms came up many times.
The interviewer is a PBS employee and PBS is a very reliable source. Sreenivasan seemed very knowledgeable about the subject because he asked specific questions and knew what to ask the interviewee. The source, both the Washington Post reporter and PBS, are credible because they are both well-known and trusted. The interviewee is from a popular newspaper that’s known for providing factual and unbiased information. The same goes for PBS.
I can use the information provided to explain what new rules are going to be set in place and the provide the dangers of deregulating the internet.