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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Dear Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Grassley, Senator Klobuchar, and Senator Lee,
We write today to express our ongoing concerns with the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA), an…
From Tech Policy Press:
When it comes to platform governance, the status quo is not tenable. Almost any fix—be it company policy or legislation—is extremely difficult to get right, and nearly…
From The Blaze:
But the “most alarming” aspect of the legislation, according to R Street Institute fellow Josh Withrow, is the potential for Congress to create an implicit “link tax” — a payment…
Today, the futures of both democracy and the internet lie at crossroads. These futures are intertwined in complex and critical ways, with each threatened from within, and by one another. While…
While the 117th Congress has spent months debating competition issues, from “Big Tech” antitrust bills to the CHIPS Act, there is a significant competition issue that has gone overlooked by…
While the 117th Congress has spent months debating competition issues from the “big tech” antitrust bills to the CHIPS Act, lawmakers have overlooked a significant…
Introduction
Patents figure prominently in the policy conversation over skyrocketing drug prices and the increasing unaffordability of American health care. Commentators have raised questions…
WASHINGTON (Sept. 21, 2022) –– A new policy report published today by R Street Institute Senior Fellow, Charles Duan, analyzes the administrative pathway for challenging drug patents before the…
From Congressional Research Service:
Interoperability requirements also have their skeptics, however. Depending upon their details, such requirements may prove costly to implement. They may also…
R Street has long been interested in both U.S. intellectual property law and U.S. trade policy. R Street’s International Trade Commission (ITC) Policy Project studies the ITC, which stands at…
