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Subject: New Article by John Berresford
Author: John Berresford <John.Berresford@xxxxxxx>
Date: 14th March 2005 11:25:44 AM
Dear Dave:
You were kind enough to post my last article, about bringing new technologies to all Americans, on InternestingPeople. I thought you might be interested in a short article by me and Dr. Wayne Leighton, just published in Catholic University's CommLaw Conspectus. It's titled "The Law of Property and the Law of Spectrum: A Critical Comparison." The article tries to cast some light on the heated debate between
socialistic advocates of "The People's Airwaves" and the capitalist advocates of Radio Spectrum Property Rights. The article notes that "private" property in the US has always had lots of regulation, and that the supposedly socialized airwaves have always had many aspects of private property. The point? Making the best use of the spectrum will not be as simple as slogans hint. Property rights are the best model or "default setting" for spectrum use, but property rights are very complicated and require much government enforcement. Also, a significant amount of spectrum will have to remain outside the market, to be used as commons or parks.
The article is attached in Acrobat format; can be had in paper form in Issue 13.1 of Catholic University's CommLaw Conspectus; and is also available on my web page, http://www.johnwberresford.com/Articles_Communication_Policy/Law%20of%20 Property%20and%20the%20Law%20of%20Spectrum.pdf. If you can't download Acrobat, I will cheerfully send you a hardcopy. Thanks and I hope you are well. John Berresford <<As Published -- 035-049_berresford_01-21-05.pdf>> You are subscribed as roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ |
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