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Time for the Supreme Court to End FCC Indecency Censorship

January 11, 2012

[Cross posted from Huffington Post ] Does the First Amendment allow the FCC to censor “indecent” content like the occasional curse word or a brief...


Unintended Consequences of Rogue Website Crackdown

January 10, 2012

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

January 5, 2012

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....


Don’t Rush Anti-Piracy Bill, Free Market Groups Urge

December 14, 2011

Today, TechFreedom, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Americans for Job Security, and Americans for Limited Goverment sent a joint letter ( pdf ) to U.S. House Judiciary...


Downes Statement on Wyden/Issa “Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade” (OPEN) Act

December 8, 2011

Today, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) introduced the “ Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act ” (OPEN) as a...


Stopping the Stop Online Piracy Act

December 4, 2011

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...