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    Sailing the Spectrum from Pirates to Micro Broadcasters:
    A Case Study of Micro Broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area

    by Ted M. Coopman, master's thesis, 1995


    REFERENCES

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    Spitzer, Matthew L. (1989). The constitutionality of licensing broadcasters. New York University Law Review, 64, 990-1071.

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    Trummel, Kirk. (1994b, November). DiaLogs. The ACE, 8.

    Yoder, Andrew R. (1990). Pirate radio stations: Tuning into underground broadcasts. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books.

    Unpublished Legal Brief
    National Lawyers Guild: Committee on Democratic Communication. (1992). Brief on the constitutional and human right to broadcast without government interference. Mbanna Kantako, micro radio practitioners, the communities of the U.S. vs. the Federal Communications Commission (USA). San Francisco, CA.

    Federal Communications Commission
    69 FCC 2d 240, 1978; FCC LEXIS 947 (FCC 78-384)

    FCC. (1989, November 20). Pirate FM broadcast station shut down and operator fined. Public Notice, 665.

    FCC. (1990a, February 9). Unlicensed West Virginia broadcast station shut down. Public Notice, 1747.

    FCC. (1990b, February 23). Another unlicensed Virginia broadcast station shut down. Public Notice, 1912.

    FCC. (1990c, March 19). Unlicensed California pirate broadcast station shut down. Public Notice, 2264.

    FCC. (1990d, April 13). Amateur radio operator fined $1000 for operating a pirate radio station. Public Notice, 2693.

    FCC. (1990e, June 18). Pirate radio station shut down in Moreno Valley, California. Public Notice, 3666.

    FCC. (1991a, June 13). Pirate radio station shut down in Venice, California. Public Notice, 13506.

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    Court Cases
    Merideth Corporation v. FCC, 809 F. 2d 863 and 867 F. 2d 654 (1989).

    Metro Broadcasting Inc. v. FCC, 97 U.S. 547 (1990).

    National Broadcasting Co. v. United States, 319 U.S. 190, 227 (1943).

    Red Lion Broadcasting v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367, 390 (1969).

    Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC, 110 S. Ct. 717 (1990).

    Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC, 114 S. Ct. 2445, 2456-57 (1994).

    United States v. American Bond & Mortgage, 31 F. 2d 448 (1929).

    United States v. Stephen Paul Dunifer, No. C 94-03542 CW, slip op. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, January 30, 1995).

    USTA v. FCC, 28 F.3d 1232 (1994).

    Court Documents
    Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, October 6, 1994, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Declaration of David Doon in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, October 6, 1994, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Declaration of David K. Hartshorn in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, October 6, 1994, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Declaration of Philip M. Kane in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, October 6, 1994, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Declaration of William R. Zears in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, October 6, 1994, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Memorandum and Order Denying Plantiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Staying this Action (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, January 30, 1995, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Plantiff's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, October 6, 1994, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Plantiff's Notice of Motion and Motion for Preliminary Injunction (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, October 6, 1994, No. C 94-3542 CW).

    Federal Law
    Communications Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 1064 (1934), 47 United States C.A. @ 151 et. seq.

    Federal Register
    Communications Act of 1934, @ 311, 47 United States C. 115 (1993).

     

    FOOTNOTES

    (1) The doctrine of "un-clean hands" may have some validity in a broader regulatory sense. Nichols and Soley (1987) noted that the CIA regularly broadcasts into nations that do not wish to have signals in their airspace, which would be a violation of the Communications Act if the signals were directed at the United States.

    (2) The Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC case was an appeal from a federal district court case, Merideth Corporation v. FCC (809 F.2d 863 and 867 F.2d 654). Previous researchers cited Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC rather than Merideth Corporation v. FCC when discussing the issues involved in the case (e.g., National Lawyers Guild, 1992; Spitzer, 1989). To avoid confusion, the case is referred to and cited as Syracuse Peace Council v. FCC (110 S. Ct. 717, 1990) in this thesis. The term certiorari denied, in relation to the Supreme Court, simply means the court reviewed a case that was appealed to it from a lower court and elected not to hear it. This, in effect, lets the decision of the lower court stand.