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October 25, 2007

Rural Access Robbery

If you need more proof that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) telecom regulations and rate structures are out-of-touch with the digital communications era, you only need to go to Riceville, Iowa.
October 23, 2007

Why Democrats Should Be Thanking Republicans

Democratic leaders Sen.
October 18, 2007

What’s to Blame: Patents or Poverty?

When the latest Intel or AMD GigaWOW computer chip is introduced, it is too expensive for all but the most demanding customers.
October 16, 2007

When a ‘Compromise’ Is Really a Defeat

A few weeks ago, Rep.
October 11, 2007

Pirates Plundering the U.S. Economy

The Institute for Policy Innovation’s newest report, “The True Cost of Copyright Industry Piracy to the U.
October 9, 2007

23 Days 'til New Taxes?

According to the Los Angeles Times, "several states are poised to institute new taxes on Internet access the moment the current moratorium lapses.
October 4, 2007

A Tale of Two Policies

It was the best of policies, it was the worst of policies.
October 3, 2007

The True Cost of Copyright Industry Piracy to the U.S. Economy

Using a well-established U.S. government model and the latest copyright piracy figures, this study concludes that, each year, copyright piracy from motion pictures, sound recordings, business and entertainment software and video games costs the U.S. economy $58.0 billion in total output, costs American workers 373,375 jobs and $16.3 billion in earnings, and costs federal, state, and local governments $2.6 billion in tax revenue.

September 28, 2007

The Law of the Sea Treaty: Turning the World's Resources Over to a Second United Nations

by Doug Bandow | IPI Ideas

The Law of the Sea Treaty, rejected by President Ronald Reagan, is back before the U.S. Senate. The LOST turns unowned natural resources over to the UN; creates a byzantine regulatory structure for seabed mining; establishes international taxation without congressional approval; and transfers U.S. technology to Third World states. It also subjects American navigational rights to international arbitration.

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