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CopyRIGHT: Can Free Marketeers Agree On Copyright Reform?

December 5, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012 – 3:00pm to 4:15pm Join TechFreedom , the International Center for Law & Economics , and the Competitive Enterprise Institute on December...


UMG-EMI Deal Is No Threat To Innovation In Music Distribution

June 20, 2012

Everyone loves to hate record labels. For years, copyright-bashers have ranted about the “Big Labels” trying to thwart new models for distributing music in terms...


Who Really Stopped SOPA, and Why?

January 25, 2012

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?

January 19, 2012

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 ,”...


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...