The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. ENERGY

The House of Representatives considers legislation that would allow oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.  

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Director of Global Warming Policy Myron Ebell on why now is the time for opening ANWR.

2. INTERNET

Representatives of search engine giant Google prepare to debate critics of their plan to scan and make available the contents of some of the world’s largest libraries.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Iain Murray on the copyright fight ignited by the Google Library project

3. ENERGY

Senators call top oil company executives to Washington to discuss record industry profits.  

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis, Jr. on why oil companies shouldn’t be apologizing for making a profit.

4. E-COMMERCE

File-sharing software maker Grokster closes operations after losing a Supreme Court fight over copyright infringement.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Adjunct Analyst James Plummer on how new technologies and business models can help keep creative content available while protecting intellectual property on the Internet.

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