I am tentatively set to speak at the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco on June 5 or 6, followed by the Seattle Film Festival in early June. The firm will be expanding our office space and adding two new lawyers. If no one is available to take your call, it will be forwarded to my voice mail. The book has been delayed because of revisions to take account of rapid technological and legal developments. A chapter about on-line distribution over the internet has been added.
Free copies are available to anyone requesting one.
On February 8th, President Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The purpose of the act is to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to improve the telecommunications system and encourage the development of new technologies. The law banned transmission over the internet of obscene and indecent material. Broadcasters objected to provisions that require new television sets to contain a V-chip allowing parents to block out programming that may be unsuitable for children. If they decide to challenge the constitutionality of the provision, they are likely to lose.