The FCC hasn’t decided whether it will invite the MPAA or Hollywo...
The FCC hasn’t decided whether it will invite the MPAA or Hollywood studios to the Stanford hearing on network management, Chairman Kevin Martin said at a news conference Thursday. The groups have opposed neutrality regulation, saying it could make…
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enforcing copyrights more difficult. But the action that spurred FCC concern about management practices, Comcast’s blocking of BitTorrent, “didn’t have anything to do with copyright or lawful content,” Martin said. “If it did, I think the commission has very clearly stated that all of our net neutrality principles protect lawful content.” Martin said he was unsure whether the FCC would hold a hearing after the one April 17 at Stanford. “We'll wait and see how the commission feels about the success” of that one, he said.