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Who Really Stopped SOPA, and Why?
I split my time these days between Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill, and last week was a very good week to be in Washington. In...
Live at Noon EST: SOPA & PIPA: Lessons Learned & What’s Next?
Tune in here 12-1:45pm EST today for the livestream (below) of TechFreedom ’s joint Capitol Hill briefing, “ Unintended Consequences of Rogue Website Crackdown ,”...
Unintended Consequences of Rogue Website Crackdown
January 19, 2012 – 11:45am to 1:45pm TechFreedom , the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Cato Institute hosted a lunch discussion featuring a panel of...
The new politics of Silicon Valley: Revenge of the nerds
It was a dangerous year for innovation. Governments around the world became increasingly aware that digital technology could disrupt the political and economic status quo....
Stopping the Stop Online Piracy Act
On the Volokh Conspiracy blog , contributor David Post praises TechFreedom’s Larry Downes as “a thoughtful voice on tech matters” and refers readers to a piece...
Downes Statement on Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Hearing
Today, the House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), also called the Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against...