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IPI: Broadband Expansion: What’s the Government Role?
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The Damage of Right to Repair
Across the country, states are considering versions of legislation broadly referred to as “right to repair.” Proponents tell, at best, half a story, demanding that consumers have the right to repair electronic devices, cars, and other products with a software...
Expanding Broadband in Texas the Right Way
On Memorial Day the Texas legislature sent Governor Abbott bills to expand broadband in rural and urban areas. The combined legislation would make sensible expansion of broadband faster and easier throughout Texas. So far Abbott has not signed them into law. House...
IPI Policy Basics: What Is Intellectual Property and Why Is it Important? (Audio: Podcast)
In honor of World IP Day, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland discuss why intellectual property protection is important, and why IPI hosts annual World IP Day Policy Briefings. Click Here to Listen to the Podcast with Institute for Policy...
Is Biden’s Broadband Infrastructure Spending Future-Proofing or Foolishness? (Audio: Podcast)
In discussion with IPI President Tom Giovanetti, Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland discusses the current state of broadband infrastructure and explains why enormous new federal spending on broadband is unnecessary and likely harmful. Click Here to Listen to the...
Analyzing the Biden Administration’s Tech and Innovation Policy Agenda
While it took a couple months for clarity to replace idle speculation, the Biden administration’s tech and innovation public policy agenda is increasingly clear. The forecast? Government with little chance of free markets. At his recent address to Congress President...
Closing the Laboratories Just as They Are Most Needed
In 1932, progressive U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis popularized a phrase regarding the importance of the U.S. system of federalism. As he wrote, “…a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and...
IEI Signs Coalition Letter Opposing BRIDGE Act
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IEI Signs Coalition Letter Opposing State Regulations on App Stores
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Litigation, Patents and the Last Mile for Broadband
Not long ago, when the federal government considered spending on infrastructure, that meant roads, bridges, sewer systems, water pipes and electrical grids. Today, justified or not, information technology infrastructure and broadband are part of the conversation. But...