FOR RELEASE: Feb. 5, 2015 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Feb. 5, 2015 – Media Institute President Patrick Maines issued the following statement today in response to a proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to apply Title II public utility regulation to the Internet: “Chairman Wheeler’s proposal to enforce [...]
FOR RELEASE: Feb. 3, 2015 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Feb. 3, 2015 – The Media Institute has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to grant a petition to review an errant expansion of the fair use doctrine that is gaining traction among [...]
Filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to hear Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation LLC, involving an errant expansion of the fair use doctrine. The brief argues that the Court could thereby: (1) Reaffirm the fundamental distinction between parody and satire. (2) Maintain the Copyright Act’s protection of derivative works [...]
FOR RELEASE: Jan. 7, 2015 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Jan. 7, 2015 – Media Institute President Patrick Maines issued the following statement today in the wake of the terrorist attack on the offices of a satirical publication in Paris that left at least 12 dead: “We are shocked [...]
Former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell To Chair Advisory Council And Join Media Institute Board as Ex Officio Member FOR RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Nov. 24, 2014 – The Media Institute today announced the launch of a new initiative to help safeguard Internet freedoms around [...]
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai To Deliver Keynote Remarks at Nov. 18 Event FOR RELEASE: Sept. 29, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Sept. 29, 2014 – The Media Institute will bestow awards on Senator Chris Dodd, chairman and CEO of theMotion Picture Association of America, and Gannett President and [...]
Judges Include Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographers FOR RELEASE: Sept. 17, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Sept. 17 – A photo contest aimed at amateur enthusiasts will offer photographers new chances to express their creativity as part of this year’s Free Speech Week (FSW). The “Free Speech Everyday” photo contest [...]
FOR RELEASE: Sept. 5, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Sept. 5 – Adding to the vitality of this year’s Free Speech Week (FSW) will be a series of original artwork created by noted artist Everett Spruill, founder and director of The Everett Spruill Foundation for the Arts in [...]
FOR RELEASE: August 1, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., August 1, 2014 – Free Speech Week (FSW) will be celebrated this fall from Monday, Oct. 20, through Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, marking its tenth year as the nation’s premier celebration of freedom of speech. Media organizations, universities, schools, [...]
FOR RELEASE: June 26, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., June 26, 2014 – Free speech advocate J. Joshua Wheeler, Esq., has joined The Media Institute’s First Amendment Advisory Council, it was announced today by Patrick D. Maines, president of the Institute. Mr. Wheeler is director of The Thomas [...]