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FTC’s Approval of UMG-EMI Merger Is a Win for Consumers, Regulatory Humility
In a 5-0 vote, the FTC approved Universal Music Group’s purchase of EMI—just hours after the European Union announced its own approval of the deal....
Antitrust, not Net Neutrality, Should Govern Online Video Competition
The Wall Street Journal reports that “The Justice Department is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to quash nascent...
Toward a Greater Understanding of Internet Activism through Public Choice, Economics
In the lead essay for the “Cato Unbound” symposium this month, I analyze recent political movements that have been aided by Internet-based communication by positing...
eBook Pricing Antitrust Suit Risks Harming Competition
Today, it was reported that the Justice Department plans to sue Apple and five of the largest publishers for allegedly colluding to raise prices on...
AdChoices Campaign Good News for Consumer Privacy
Today, the Digital Advertising Alliance, a group of leading digital ad agencies and online ad networks, unveiled a campaign to bring attention to AdChoices, its...
Time for the Supreme Court to End FCC Indecency Censorship
[Cross posted from Huffington Post ] Does the First Amendment allow the FCC to censor “indecent” content like the occasional curse word or a brief...