Posted on 03/24/2006 4:41:12 PM PST by armymarinemom
Absofreakinlutely.
But also, fat chance.
Absofreakinlutely.
But also, fat chance.
Armymarinemom, thanks for finding this and posting it. I had no idea it would be available.
Presumably it will be adopted in this form on Tuesday.
Yes it does. And it may work until the scumbags McCain, Feingold, Shays, and Meehan decide to sue again.
On the Congressional side, Senators McCain and Feingold, and their House counterparts, Representatives Shays and Meehan, lacking any meaningful way to exert legislative oversight (and probably lacking a majority to do so), decided to invoke the third branch, and so went to courts and sued. A judge, not appointed for her expertise in campaign finance or the internet, held that the FEC was mistaken.
all they have to do is make a deal...
we will run "this" add for "90" days, for (up the normal price) and then you get "30" days FREE....
this is just silly....
they have no right.. especially when the media is nothing but a paid circus for the DNC...
PISS ON THEM ALL!
And I'll be as rabid as an ex-smoker on a smoking thread.
Bookmarked
"neither of the following is a contribution by that individual or group of individuals:
- the individual's uncompensated personal services related to such Internet activities;
- the individual's use of equipment or services for uncompensated Internet activities, regardless of who owns the equipment and services.
- Internet activities."
Enumerated "nots". Haven't seen this rest, but this is a generally good sign.
That's DANGEROUSLY rabid....don't injure yourself!
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
"This is a parallel development to what McCain has been up to. The FEC rules are separate from what Congress is considering.
Only 99% sure of this, but I don't think this ends it by any means."
Luckily, I still smoke, if you can call it smoking... (well, except for the quarterly bar thingy) 3-5 cigs a day.
Sections relevant to bloggers and websites:
[Lower section, page 80 of 96]
More recently, the Commission has determined that the media exemption applied
to a blogger that covered and carried news stories, commentaries, or editorials. In
Advisory Opinion 2005-16, the Commission analyzed the Internet activity of Fired Up!
[Page 81 of 96]
LLC ("Fired Up"), an entity that maintained a network of Internet websites but had no
offline media presence. The Commission found that a primary function of Fired Up’s
websites was to provide news and information to readers through commentary on, quotes
from, summaries of, and hyperlinks to news articles appearing on other entities’ websites
and Fired Up’s original reporting. The Commission viewed the posting of reader
comments to the website as similar to letters to the editor and noted that FiredUp retained
editorial control over the content displayed on its websites.58 The Commission concluded
that the activities of Fired Up’s websites were protected by the media exemption.
The Commission has decided not to change its rules regarding the media
exemption so as to exempt all blogging activity from the definitions of "contribution" and
"expenditure." The Commission believes that such an exemption for one technology-specific
category would be both too broad and too narrow: it would apply equally to
blogging activity "that [is] not involved in the regular business of imparting news to the
public"59 and communications that are not news stories, commentary or editorials within
the meaning of the media exemption;60 at the same time, it would overlook other forms of
Internet communication, such as publishing websites in other formats or podcasting, that
are equally deserving of consideration under the media exemption.61 Moreover, given
that methods of communicating over the Internet "are constantly evolving and difficult to
[Page 82 of 96]
categorize precisely," the wholesale exemption of any particular method of Internet
communication would be ill advised. Reno
, 521 U.S. at 851. 2
Further, the Commission’s concludes that bloggers and others who communicate
on the Internet are entitled to the press exemption in the same way as traditional media
entities. This is in keeping with the roles that bloggers play in the way that the public
receives their news and information. Bloggers were issued press credentials for the
National Nominating Conventions in 200462 and, more recently, a blogger was issued
permanent press credentials as a member of the White House press corps.63 Bloggers
who are covering and reporting news stories in the same way that traditional media
entities have reported on news worthy events are entitled to the same media exemption
protection as applies to other media entities such as CNN, NBC, and other traditional
media.64
The Commission recognizes that the Internet allows for constant, up-to-theminute
reporting and coverage. The Commission has concluded that online providers of
news stories, commentaries and editorials are within the press exemption. This
conclusion reflects a broad reading of "periodical publication." In Advisory Opinion
1980-109, the Commission stated that a "periodical publication" means "a publication in
bound pamphlet form appearing at regular intervals (usually either weekly, bi-weekly,
monthly or quarterly) and containing articles of news, information, or entertainment."
However, with the advent of the Internet, frequent updating of the content of a website
has become commonplace and is not tied to a publishing schedule but to the fast pace of
[Page 83 of 96]
breaking news and the availability of information. The Commission finds that the term
"periodical" within the meaning of the Act’s media exemption ought not be construed
rigidly to deny the media exemption to entities who update their content on a frequent,
but perhaps not fixed, schedule. Nor can "periodical publication" be restricted to works
appearing in a bound, pamphlet form. To the extent that the conclusions in Advisory
Opinion 1980-109 are not applicable to online media, that opinion is hereby
distinguished. The Commission notes that media entities such as washingtonpost.com
and drudgereport.com, as well as many blogs, are updated throughout the day and
function consistent with a dynamic definition of periodical publication.
this is a 96 page document than needs to be shredded.
Thank you very much.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
Unfortunately no. Jwalsh07 likes law stuff, and dog gone is a lawyer. I am sure that there are other lawyers around here; I just don't know them.
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