studies on Tech & Telecom

Testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee on the Privacy Implications of Online Advertising

Clyde Wayne Crews — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:38:18 -0700

Privacy dilemmas are inevitable on the frontiers of an evolving information era, but CEI maintains that competitive approaches to online privacy and security will be more nimble and effective than rigid political mandates at safeguarding and enhancing consumer well-being, facilitating commerce and wealth creation, and even contributing to the rise of the anonymous approaches to commerce we’d like to see.

Comments Submitted to the Federal Communications Commission on Broadcast Localism

Cord Blomquist — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CEI Recommends Liberalizing Broadcast Industry

Keeping the Voices Alive

Eli Lehrer — Thu, 6 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

And the night was alive
With a thousand voices
Fighting to be heard
And each and every one of them
Connected to me.
- Maury Yeaston, “The Night Was Alive” Titanic: The Musical

Comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in the matter of XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Ra

Clyde Wayne Crews — Mon, 9 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute

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“But now all the stations are silenced, ’cause they ain’t got a government license”

Jesse Walker — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:00:00 -0800

Broadcasting has come a long way since the pioneer punk band The Clash blasted Britain's radio regulators with that line in 1979, but in some American state capitals, lawmakers seem stuck in the 1970s.

Breaking Patents:

Sally McNamara — Tue, 8 Nov 2005 23:00:00 -0800

Meeting recently in Ottawa, health ministers from 30 countries pledged cooperation to curb any potential outbreak of Asian bird flu. While some conferees discussed distribution of vaccines and medicines, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt defended the institutions that make the development of drugs and vaccines possible in the first place. “I would like to make clear that the United States will be respecting intellectual property rights,” he said.

Communications without Commissions:

Braden Cox — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Executive Summary

The Nationalization of Basic Science, by Iain Murray

Iain Murray — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Full study available in pdf format

Cybersecurity Finger-pointing: Regulation vs. Markets for Software Liability, Information Security, and Insurance, by Clyde Wayn

Clyde Wayne Crews — Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Full study available in pdf format.

Expanding the Market’s Role in Advancing Intellectual Property

James Plummer — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:00:00 -0800

Full study available in pdf format.

Executive Summary