Friday, December 26, 2008
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"The Battle Between Tinseltown and Techville" (Washington Post Outlook, April 9, 2005)
Creativity and innovation aren't qualities you'd ordinarily expect to be at war with one another. Both involve a type of inventiveness, a vision of something new, a stepping outside of mental boundaries. Yet in America's courts, the companies that rely most on creativity and innovation are at each other's throats.
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"Spectrum Wars" (National Journal, February 18, 2005)
Generations ago, broadcasters got the right to use the airwaves -- now worth billions of dollars -- for free. Ever since, they have used heavy lobbying and political friendships to stave off rivals. But as the digital age unfolds, change is in the air. [more...]
"The Reluctant Planner" (Reason Magazine, December 2004)
And interview with FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation and competition. [more…]
"Scene Stealers" (National Journal, September 6, 2002)
Hollywood versus Silicon Valley: The two titan industries are locked in a struggle over copyright issues and the Internet. The battle has pulled in Washington lawmakers and regulators. [more...]
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Slate Explainer
"How Fair Is Sinclair's Doctrine?"
Can a broadcaster air a partisan film in the final weeks of an election campaign without granting equal time to the other side? [more...]
WUSA-TV CBS Video Clip
"They Don't Call Him a Shock Jock for Nothing"
An appearance on Derek McGinty's program discussing Howard Stern's move to Sirius satellite radio, and FCC indecency standards. [more...]
Washington Post Outlook
"TV Has Grown Up. Shouldn't FCC Rules?"
We Americans have always been on intimate terms with our televisions. [more...]
Slate
"Bowdlerizing for Columbine"
Cutting sex, violence, and profanity from movies is normally considered censorship. [more...]
National Journal Cover Story "Digital Dilemma"
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| events moderated by drew clark |
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Copyright Controversies: Freedom, Property, Content Creation and the DMCA (April 26, 2006)
I moderated the opening panel at the Cato Institute's half-day conference on Copyright Controversies. My panel will explore the foundations of copyright and includes Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies at Cato, Jim DeLong, Senior Fellow, Director of the Center for the Study of Digital Property, The Progress and Freedom Foundation, and David K. Levine, coauthor of Against Intellectual Monopology.
Freedom to Connect 2006 (April 3-4, 2006)
I moderated the "View From the Hill" on April 3 at this joint conference of PulverMedia and Isen.com.
Entertainment Technology Policy Summit (March 15-16)
I moderated the "Regulatory and Marketplace Barriers: Level Playing Field For All -- Except for My Competitor" panel on March 15 at Consumer Electronic Associaton's annual policy conference.
Missed "Telecommunications Policy Reform: The Future of the Internet?" I moderated panelists from Google, Verizon, Pioneer, the FCC, and Congress. See my post below, or, better yet, watch the video on C-SPAN.
Consumer Electronics Association HDTV Summit: The Analog Cut-Off
Beyond HD Technology: A Panel on Public Safety, Wireless and Future Opportunities for the Returned Analog Spectrum
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| about Drew Clark |
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Drew Clark was Senior Fellow and Project Manager at the Center for Public Integrity, where he headed the Center’s telecommunications and media project. Clark’s personal blog is www.drewclark.com. He also writes about the the digital convergence of broadcasting, satellite, cable, wireless, telecommunications and technology at www.telmetech.com.
Previously, Clark was Senior Writer for National Journal Group, reporting on Internet law, privacy, intellectual property, antitrust, free speech and telecommunications for Technology Daily. He was also Senior Editor of National Journal's Insider Update: The Telecom Act, devoted to daily coverage of communications policy, and Contributing Editor for Congress Daily.
Clark is a sought-after speaker on technology trends for such events as the Consumer Electronics Show and the Higher Education Technology Alliance. Clark has covered business, politics, society and law for a variety of newspapers, magazines and Web sites, including the San Francisco Chronicle and the Mail and Guardian of Johannesburg, South Africa. He graduated from Swarthmore College with Honors, and from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, and is the recipient of several journalism awards.
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