[DMCA-Activists] FCC licensing of spectrum (was Re: Weinberger: Why Open Spectrum Matters)

[Stephen Compall]

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David Weinberger wrote:
> In the context of these assumptions, it made sense for the Federal
> Communications Commission to begin licensing spectrum as if it were
> a scarce resource under the framework established by the
> Communications Act of 1934.

    A similar example [of needless detailed government regulation of
    industry], but one which deserves special mention because of its
    implicit censorship and violation of free speech, is the control
    of radio and television by the Federal Communications Commission.

    -- Milton Friedman, `Capitalism and Freedom'

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