How the United States' regulation of broadband pipelines, digital platforms, and data--together understood as "the cloud"--has eroded civil liberties, democratic principles, and the foundation of the public interest over the past century. Cloud Policy is a policy history that chronicles how the past century of regulating media infrastructure in the United States has eroded global civil liberties as well as democratic principles and the foundation of the public interest. Jennifer Holt explores the long arc of regulating broadband pipelines, digital platforms, and the data centers that serve as the cloud's storage facilities--an evolution that is connected to the development of nineteenth- and twentieth-century media and networks, including railroads, highways, telephony, radio, and television. In the process, Cloud Policy unearths the lasting inscriptions of policy written for an analog era and markets that no longer exist on the contemporary governance of digital cloud infrastructure. Cloud Policy brings together numerous perspectives that have thus far remained largely siloed in their respective fields of law, policy, economics, and media studies. The resulting interdisciplinary argument reveals a properly scaled view of the massive challenge facing policymakers today. Holt also addresses the evolving role of the state in the regulation of global cloud infrastructure and the growing influence of corporate gatekeepers and private sector self-governance. Cloud policy's trajectory, as Holt explains, has enacted a transformation in the cultural valuation of infrastructure as civic good, turning it into a tool of commercial profit generation. Despite these current predicaments, the book's historical lens ultimately helps the reader to envision restorative interventions and new forms of activism to create a more equitable future for infrastructure policy.

Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data (Distribution Matters)

Politics & Social Sciences

Holt, Jennifer

Social Sciences

The MIT Press

Empires of Entertainment: Media Industries and the Politics of Deregulation, 1980-1996

Empires of Entertainment integrates legal, regulatory, industrial, and political histories to chronicle the dramatic transformation within the media between 1980 and 1996. As film, broadcast, and cable grew from fundamentally separate industries to interconnected, synergistic components of global media conglomerates, the concepts of vertical and horizontal integration were redesigned. The parameters and boundaries of market concentration, consolidation, and government scrutiny began to shift as America's politics changed under the Reagan administration. Through the use of case studies that highlight key moments in this transformation, Jennifer Holt explores the politics of deregulation, the reinterpretation of antitrust law, and lasting modifications in the media landscape. 
Holt skillfully expands the conventional models and boundaries of media history. A fundamental part of her argument is that these media industries have been intertwined for decades and, as such, cannot be considered separately. Instead, film, cable and broadcast must be understood in relation to one another, as critical components of a common history. Empires of Entertainment is a unique account of deregulation and its impact on political economy, industrial strategies, and media culture at the end of the twentieth century.

Humor & Entertainment

Rutgers University Press

Exceptional relationships with dogs come from exceptional listeners of dogs,  exceptional observers of the wolf nature.  Guide helps you attain this deeper relationship with your canine companion.

The Wolf Spirit: Ways to Share Life With Your Dog

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Tierney, Barrie

Pets & Animal Care

Wings Pub Llc

Design and Technology Stage 5

Children's Books

Scott, Matthew

Rocca, Romalina

Filtness, Sally

Education & Reference

Cambridge University Press

The Curious Little Duckling

Huey is a curious little duckling who can't seem to stay focused on anything. Constantly distracted by the next exciting thing, Huey sets out on an adventure to follow the wonders he sees around him. He catches a glimpse of the colorful blue- and- green butterfly, runs after the jumping froggy, and gets lost in the sweet smell in a nearby patch of daisies. Will he wander too far from his mommy, despite her warnings to stay close? Jump right in to explore with Huey and see if he will indeed be able to find his way back home again.

Animals

Covenant Books

Pocket book of empowerment for teachers! Perfect gift for the new teacher down the hall. This book captures 20 years of experience and wisdom about how to navigate the word of education into a straightforward, plain language synthesis.

12 Principles of a Dandelion Teacher: Standing Strong in the World of Education

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Tall Cow & A Tin Bucket Press

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