Federal Communications Law Journal

I. INTRODUCTION The language of the Copyright Clause of the U.S. Constitution(1) and antitrust laws that prohibit monopolies and restraints of trade(2) may seem contradictory. While the Copyright Clause empowers Congress to grant monopolies to authors...

I. INTRODUCTION In April 1998, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a consumer alert pertaining to the increasing problem of online auction fraud. The consumer alert notified prospective online auction users that fraud was becoming more prevalent...

I. INTRODUCTION "[Section 706 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act] is an invitation to `grab the brass ring' of new technology and should not be used simply as an opportunity to pick the low level fruit."(1) Section 706 of the 1996 Telecommunications...

I. INTRODUCTION Valuing the rate base has always been a contentious part of utility regulation. Over the last one hundred years, the Supreme Court has endorsed both original cost and fair-market valuation. At other times, the Court has chosen not...