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The FCC, Weblogs, and Inequality

by Tim O'Reilly
Jun. 5, 2003
URL: http://shirky.com/writings/fcc_inequality.html

Clay Shirky, being brilliant as usual: A discussion of the FCC imbroglio in light of the natural inequalities that have evolved in the completely unregulated world of weblogs.

Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world, and an activist for open standards. O'Reilly Media also publishes online through the O'Reilly Network and hosts conferences on technology topics, including the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, and the Web 2.0 Conference. Tim's blog, the O'Reilly Radar "watches the alpha geeks" to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. For everything Tim, see tim.oreilly.com.

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