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PFF flash
Informing you of the latest PFF activities and publications |
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New Publications
- Comments to the Federal Trade Commission Privacy Roundtables on Privacy Trade-Offs: How Further Regulation Could Diminish Consumer Choice, Raise Prices, Quash Digital Innovation & Curtail Free Speech
Berin Szoka, November 10, 2009
Further regulation of online data use and collection could harm consumers
- Comments to the European Commission on Microsoft's Browser Ballot Proposal
Adam Marcus and Berin Szoka, November 9, 2009
European Commission "browser ballot" mandate unnecessary
- Testimony before the Federal Communications Commission, Media Ownership Proceedings
W. Kenneth Ferree, November 3, 2009
Ownership rules are harming economic viability of broadcast media
- Wireless Investment, Innovation and Competition: Advance or Retreat?
Progress on Point 16.29
Barbara Esbin, Brett Glass, Kathleen Ham, Thomas Hazlett, Wayne Leighton, Ruth Milkman, Craig Moffett, and Gregory Rosston, December 22, 2009
Transcript of November event
- The First Amendment, the Internet & Net Neutrality: Be Careful What You Wish For
Progress on Point 16.28
Robert Corn-Revere, December 17, 2009
Testimony from FCC workshop on free speech and the Internet
- Let's Make a Deal: Broadcasters, Mobile Broadband, and a Market in Spectrum
Progress on Point 16.27
Adam Thierer, Coleman Bazelon, David Donovan, Paul Gallant, John Hane, Blair Levin, Kostas Liopiros, and Andrew Jay Schwartzman, December 2009
Transcript of December discussion panel
- Net Neutrality: A Further Take on the Debate
Progress on Point 16.26
Barbara Esbin, December 2009
Further thoughts on online network neutrality debate
- A Brief History of Media Merger Hysteria: From AOL-Time Warner to Comcast-NBC
Progress on Point 16.25
Adam Thierer, December 2, 2009
Hysteria over media mergers rarely warranted
- New gTLD Expressions of Interest: Proceed with Caution
Progress on Point 16.24
Michael Palage, November 2009
Suggestions to ensure useful insight is gathered in process
- Next-Generation Parental Controls & Child Safety Efforts
Progress on Point 16.23
Adam Thierer, Stephen Balkam, Steve Crown, Dane Snowden, November 2009
Transcript of September event
- An Offer They Can't Refuse: Spectrum Reallocation That Can Benefit Consumers, Broadcasters & the Mobile Broadband Sector
Progress Snapshot 5.13
Adam Thierer and Barbara Esbin, November 2009
Possible arrangements for broadcast spectrum reallocation
- Jurisdiction: The $64,000 Question
Progress Snapshot 5.12
Barbara Esbin, November 2009
Jurisdictional issues with the FCC's for net neutrality rulemaking
- Beware Of Space Junk: Global Warming Isn't the Only Major Environmental Problem
Progress Snapshot 5.14
Berin Szoka and James Dunstan, December 17, 2009
Opinion piece on problems associated with orbital debris
- A Media Morality Play
Forbes.com
Adam Thierer, December 15, 2009
Opinion piece on Comcast / NBC Universal deal
- Should Consumers Fear the Comcast Deal?
The New York Times
Adam Thierer, December 8, 2009
Online debate on Comcast / NBC Universal deal
- Should the FCC Adopt Rules on Web Fair Play?
US News & World Report
Barbara Esbin, November 24, 2009
Online debate on adoptions of network neutrality rules
Activities of Note
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Thierer to Speak at CES Roundtable
PFF President Adam Thierer has been invited to participate in an Internet Safety Roundtable at the 2010 CES in Las Vegas. Panelists will discuss online safety tools and methods at the luncheon discussion scheduled for Friday, January 8th. More information is available on the 2010 CES website.
- Thierer, Szoka Participate in FTC Privacy Workshops
In early December, PFF President Adam Thierer and Senior Fellow Berin Szoka participated in the first of three "Exploring Privacy" roundtables hosted by the Federal Trade Commission. Thierer spoke on the Consumer Expectations and Disclosures panel and Szoka participated in the panel on Online Behavioral Advertising. More information is available on the FTC website.
- Szoka Debates Privacy and Online Advertising
Earlier this month, PFF Senior Fellow Berin Szoka participated in an event on privacy and online advertising hosted by the Information Technology and Innovations Foundation. At "Targeted Online Advertising: The Savior of the Web or Fundamental Threat to Privacy?" panelists discussed behavioral advertising and possible regulation. Video of the event can be found on the ITIF website.
- Esbin Speaks on Financing Wireless Broadband
In October, PFF Senior Fellow Barbara Esbin spoke at a Wireless U. Communications Policy Seminar hosted by the National Conference of State Legislatures, CTIA-The Wireless Association and the University of Florida Public Utility Research Center. Esbin participated in a panel on financing wireless broadband and the role of public policy. A copy of her remarks can be found on the PFF website.
- Sydnor Discusses Copyright and the Economy
Late last month, PFF Senior Fellow Tom Sydnor joined other experts on copyright issues to discuss the role of copyright in the economy. The luncheon event, hosted by Dow Lohnes, discussed such issues as measuring the impact of copyright on the economy, emerging business models, consumer expectations, and government responses to copyright issues.
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