Controlling the net: European approaches to content and access regulation

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Voluntary disclosures as a mechanism for defining entity status in Australian not-for-profit organisations

This study examines managerial efforts to portray an entity's not-for-profit (NFP) status based on voluntary disclosure practices. The annual report text of 61 NFPs are analysed in accordance with Salamon and Anheier's (1997) NFP definitional framework. Results indicate a predominant application of the structural-operational definition. Furthermore, the ‘organised’ attribute of this definition prevails over the ‘non-profit-distributing’ criterion that has been advocated by various parties. Standard-setting bodies may want to consider: (1) NFP management perspectives in any revised NFP definition; and (2) greater clarity in conceptual framework and standard-setting arrangements to improve overall transparency in NFP reporting practices.11 page(s

European Union broadcasting and telecoms: towards a convergent regulatory regime?

After placing the development of EU broadcasting and telecommunications policy into its historical context, the article argues that the EU, having traditionally found it difficult to develop a regulatory regime concerning content and culture, has primarily utilized telecommunications regulation in regard to broadcasting. This framework is a necessary but insufficient base for the regulation of convergent technologies