Spring 2005 -- SPCM 496-CS, Prof. Sandvig

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On this page: Online Class Reader, and Web Readings.

Online Class Reader [password protected]

Reading	Type	Due

Sample Broadcaster's Association Announcement	[ Online Class Reader ]	25 Apr (Mon)
March 22, 2005 IBA Announcement to WPGU-FM, subject: Spectrum Taxes Removed!, 1 page. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=47206
Sample Legal Opinions Commissioned by WPGU-FM	[ Online Class Reader ]	25 Apr (Mon)
Memorandum re: Broadcasting Telephone Calls, 2 pages. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=47207 Memorandum re: Performance Rights Societies and Direct Licensing, 2 pages. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=47208 Memorandum re: Understanding Indecent and/or Obscene Broadcasts, 12 pages. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=47209
Sample FCC materials from WPGU-FM	[ Online Class Reader ]	25 Apr (Mon)
Comment on 04-232 (Retention by broadcasters of program recordings), 9 pages http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=47203 Reply Comment on 04-233 (Broadcast Localism), 3 pages http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=47204 WPGU Certificate of Compliance, 2 pages http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=47205
The Federal Communications Commission	[ Online Class Reader ]	18 Apr (Mon)
Coase, R. (1959). The Federal Communications Commission. Journal of Law and Economics 2: 1-40. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=46837
But Not the Ownership Thereof	[ Online Class Reader ]	11 Apr (Mon)
read Ch. 6 "But Not the Ownership Thereof" (pp. 219-255), from: Streeter T. (1999). Selling the Air: A Critique of the Policy of Commercial Broadcasting in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=44652
The Spectrum and its Utilization	[ Online Class Reader ]	6 Apr (Wed)
The section titled The Spectrum and its Utilization (pp. 42-63), from: Carter, T. B., Franklin, M. A., & Wright, J. B. (2003). The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate. (6th ed.) New York: Foundation Press. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=44650
Value Issues in Telecommunications in the Third World	[ Online Class Reader ]	30 Mar (Wed)
Samarajiva, Rohan and Shields, Peter (1990). Value Issues in Telecommunications Resource Allocation in the Third World. In Sven Lundstedt (Ed.) Telecommunications, Values, and the Public Interest, pp. 227-253. Norwood, NJ: Ablex. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=46947
Property and the Problem of Software	[ Online Class Reader ]	9 Mar (Wed)
read Ch. 1, Property and the Problem of Software (pp. 54-93) from: Weber, S. (2004). The Success of Open Source. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=44648
Hacktivism and Cyberwars	[ Online Class Reader ]	2 Mar (Wed)
read chapters 4-5 from: Jordan, T. & Taylor, P. (2004). Hacktivism and Cyberwars: Rebels with a cause? London: Routledge. Ch. 4: Mass Action Hacktivism http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=46571 Ch. 5: Digitally Correct Hacktivism http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=46572
Innovation Communities	[ Online Class Reader ]	28 Feb (Mon)
von Hippel, Eric (2005). Innovation Communities. In Eric von Hippel, Democratizing Innovation (pp. 93-106 [estimated]). Cambridge: MIT Press. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=45086
The Digital Divide in a Global Perspective	[ Online Class Reader ]	9 Feb (Wed)
Ch. 9: The Digital Divide in a Global Perspective (pp. 247-274), from: Castells, M. (2001). The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=44647
Administrative Law	[ Online Class Reader ]	7 Feb (Mon)
The section titled Administrative Law (pp. 35-40.), from: Carter, T. B., Franklin, M. A., & Wright, J. B. (2003). The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate. (6th ed.) New York: Foundation Press. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=44649
Inside the Beltway	[ Online Class Reader ]	7 Feb (Mon)
read Ch. 4 "Inside the Beltway as an Interpretive Community" (pp. 113-162), from: Streeter T. (1999). Selling the Air: A Critique of the Policy of Commercial Broadcasting in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=44651
Networking ARPANET	[ Online Class Reader ]	2 Feb (Wed)
Hughes, T. P. (1998). Networking: ARPANET. In T. P. Hughes, Rescuing Prometheus (pp. 255-300). New York: Vintage. http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ereserves/item.asp?id=44645
How to use the Online Class Reader	[ Online Class Reader ]	28 Dec (Tue)
The online class reader consists of readings in Adobe's portable document format (PDF) that are password protected using your UIUC NetID Password. If you don't know your NetID password, you can fix this at the link above. If you are having password problems please contact the CITES Help Desk. The instructor does not control the NetID password system. These readings are provided by the UIUC Electronic Course Reserves system for this course. These links will not work after the semester ends.

Web Readings

Reading	Type	Due

Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Chart	[ Web Reading ]	4 May (Wed)
Department of Defense, The. (2001). Electromagnetic Spectrum Chart. Washington, D.C.: DoD. http://www.jsc.mil/images/speccht.jpg
US Frequency Allocations	[ Web Reading ]	4 May (Wed)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, The. (2003). US Frequency Allocations. Washington, D.C.: NTIA. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/allochrt.pdf
Building the Wireless Internet Infrastructure	[ Web Reading ]	27 Apr (Wed)
Bar, F. & Galperin, H. (2004). Building the Wireless Internet Infrastructure: From Cordless Ethernet Archipelagos to Wireless Grids, Communication & Strategies, 54: 45-54. http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~fbar/Publications/CPR04_BAR_GALPERIN.pdf
Some Economics of Wireless Communications	[ Web Reading ]	20 Apr (Wed)
Benkler, Y. (2002). Some Economics of Wireless Communications. Harvard Journal of Law & Technology 16: 25. http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/articles/pdf/v16/16HarvJLTech025.pdf
The American People are Without a Voice	[ Web Reading ]	13 Apr (Wed)
Sakolsky, R. (ed.) (1998). "The American People are Without a Voice," An Interview with Louis Hiken. From: Ron Sakolsky & Stephen Dunifer (eds.) Seizing the Airwaves: A Free Radio Handbook. San Francisco: AK Press. (pp. 58-64). Reprinted at: http://www.infoshop.org/texts/seizing/hiken.html (NOTE that you do not need to read the addendum unless you want to.)
Free Speech, a Fable	[ Web Reading ]	13 Apr (Wed)
Dunifer, S. (1998). "Free Speech, a Fable." From: Ron Sakolsky & Stephen Dunifer (eds.) Seizing the Airwaves: A Free Radio Handbook. San Francisco: AK Press. (pp. 1-5). Reprinted at: http://www.infoshop.org/texts/seizing/preface.html
Confronting the FCC	[ Web Reading ]	13 Apr (Wed)
Read ONLY p. 1 ("Confronting the FCC...") and p. 3-4 ("What to do when the FCC knocks on your door") from the Free Radio Berkeley Knock, Knock Legal Defense Guide. (Feel free to skim the rest if you are interested.) http://www.freeradio.org/legal/fccdefense.pdf
The Citizen's Guide to the Airwaves	[ Web Reading ]	6 Apr (Wed)
The Citizen's Guide to the Airwaves: A Graphic Depiction of the Uses and Misuses of the Radio Frequency Spectrum. New America Foundation Spectrum Policy Program Publications. Washington, DC: New America Foundation. http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=article&DocID=1273
Shaping the Web	[ Web Reading ]	28 Mar (Mon)
Introna, L. D., & Nissenbaum, H. (2000). Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters. The Information Society, 16(3): 1-17. http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nissenbaum/papers/searchengines.pdf
Access and Innovation Policy for the Third-Generation Internet	[ Web Reading ]	16 Mar (Wed)
Bar, F., Cohen, S., Cowhey, P., DeLong, J. B., Kleeman, M., & Zysman, J. (2000). Access and Innovation Policy for the Third-Generation Internet. Telecommunications Policy, 24(6/7), 489-518. http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~fbar/Publications/Access-TP24_6-7.pdf
The BnetD case	[ Web Reading ]	14 Mar (Mon)
Skim the news stories: Becker, David. (2002, March 12). Group Backs ISP in Online Gaming Dispute. C\|Net News.com. http://news.com.com/Group+backs+ISP+in+online+gaming +dispute/2100-1040_3-858414.html Becker, David. (2002, April 8). Vivendi sues over online game tool. C\|Net News.com. http://news.com.com/Vivendi+sues+over +online+game+tool/2100-1040_3-878212.html Becker, David. (2004, October 8). Blizzard Wins Online Game Suit. C\|Net News.com. http://news.com.com/Blizzard+wins online+game+suit/2110-1030_3-5403899.html
The Law and Economics of Reverse Engineering	[ Web Reading ]	14 Mar (Mon)
Samuelson, P. & Scotchmer, S. (2002). The Law and Economics of Reverse Engineering. Yale Law Journal 111: 1575. http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~pam/papers/l&e%20reveng5.pdf
The Digital Dilemma	[ Web Reading ]	7 Mar (Mon)
Read portions of: Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Emerging Information Infrastructure. (2000). The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. (online) Read Ch. 1: The Digital Dilemma. http://books.nap.edu/html/digital_dilemma/ch1.html Read portions (from the section starting with WHAT CAN BE DONE? to the heading CONSTRAINTS ON TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS) of Ch. 2: Music: Intellectual Property's Canary in the Digital Coal Mine. http://books.nap.edu/html/digital_dilemma/ch2.html OPTIONAL: Ch. 5: Protecting Digital Intellectual Property: Means and Measurements. http://books.nap.edu/html/digital_dilemma/ch5.html
Regulating Internet Content Through Intermediaries in Europe and the USA	[ Web Reading ]	21 Feb (Mon)
Frydman, B., & Rorive, I. (2002). Regulating Internet Content through Intermediaries in Europe and the USA. Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie, 23(1), 41-59. http://www.droit-technologie.org/dossiers/ Frydman_Rorive_Regulating_Internet_through_intermediaries.pdf
Telecommunications Regulation	[ Web Reading ]	16 Feb (Wed)
Economides, N. (2004). Telecommunications Regulation: An Introduction. Working Paper EC-03-22, Stern School of Business, NYU. http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks/Telecommunications_Regulation.pdf
Letter From Washington	[ Web Reading ]	14 Feb (Mon)
Lemann, N. (2002, October 7). Letter from Washington: The Chairman. The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/printable/?fact/021007fa_fact
Internet Access	[ Web Reading ]	31 Jan (Mon)
read the section Internet Access (very short) from: "Internet" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet#Internet_access
How Internet Infrastructure Works	[ Web Reading ]	31 Jan (Mon)
Tyson, J. (n.d.). How Internet Infrastructure Works. How Stuff Works. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ internet-infrastructure.htm/printable
Post-Convergence Policy	[ Web Reading ]	26 Jan (Wed)
Bar, F. & Sandvig, C. (2000). Rules From Truth: Post-Convergence Policy for Access. 28th Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy. Alexandria, Virginia, USA. http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~fbar/Publications/Rules_from_Truth.pdf
What Cyberlaw Might Teach	[ Web Reading ]	24 Jan (Mon)
Lessig, L. (1999). The Law of the Horse: What Cyberlaw Might Teach. Harvard Law Review 113: 501. http://www.lessig.org/content/articles/works/finalhls.pdf
How to use the Web Readings	[ Web Reading ]	28 Dec (Tue)
Readings on the Web are not password protected and may be in a number of formats. As we all know, Web servers are sometimes briefly unavailable. Plan ahead to avoid this problem and don't try to download the readings at the last minute. If a server is down at the last minute this is not an excuse to skip readings.

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