R Street’s Technology and Innovation policy program conducts research and advocacy around the public policy frameworks that govern both established and emerging technologies. Our goal is to push back against laws and regulations that impede economic progress or individual liberty, and to advance policy solutions that allow technology to move at the speed of innovation.
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Chairwoman Cheh and Members of the Council,
My name is Jesse Kelley and I am the state affairs manager at the R Street Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization…
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It’s Time to Reframe Our Relationship With Facebook
Mike Godwin
If Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are hunkered down this week strategizing how to handle a devastating cascade of bad press, you can understand why. Wednesday’s in-depth New York Times…
BEFORE THE U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Comments of the R Street Institute
RE: Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual…
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Rural Kids Face and Internet ‘Homework Gap’: The FCC could help.
Media Coverage
From Wired:
Hundreds of people and organizations weighed in during the FCC’s first public comment period on the proposals, which closed in August. Submissions from school districts and education…
Pursuant to the Notice of Request dated October 26, 2018, the above-identified organizations respectfully submit the following statement on the public interest in this investigation. Briefly, the…
The Uber effect on drunk driving
Marc Hyden
More than one quarter of America’s vehicular fatalities stem from drunk driving, and many of them happen right here in Georgia.
Reducing impaired driving has been one of Georgia lawmakers’ and…
Democrats Win Fresh Clout in Looming Data Privacy Bill Debate
Media Coverage
From Bloomberg Law:
To be sure, the Democrats are still facing a GOP-controlled Senate. But there are some areas that could unite Republicans and Democrats andmake negotiations go more smoothly, Tom…
Favorites to Lead GOP on Judiciary Committees: Graham and Collins
Media Coverage
From the Washington Internet Daily:
The Internet Bill of Rights from Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., could provide a road map for the Democratic privacy agenda in the House (see 1810050036), said R…
Supreme Court Eyes Patent Law’s Definition of ‘Prior Art’
Media Coverage
From The National Law Journal:
Ariosa has amicus curiae support from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, R Street Institute and a group of law professors led by Stanford’s Phillip Malone. “The…