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The Free State Foundation: January 2015

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Thursday, January 29, 2015. MPAA Outlines Four Months of Innovation in the Video Market. Last week, FSF Scholars submitted its response to the questions in the sixth white paper regarding video policy. To the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) also submitted its response. And outlined the dynamic innovations that have occurred in the over-the-top (OTT) video marketplace in just the last four months:. Between Oct. 29, 2014, and Jan. 7, 2015, Ne...On No...

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The Free State Foundation: Uber's New Feature Likely Caused de Blasio to Drop Bill

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Friday, July 24, 2015. Uber's New Feature Likely Caused de Blasio to Drop Bill. On Wednesday, July 22, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped his proposed legislation which would have slowed the growth of Uber in NYC by limiting the number of drivers it could add over the next year, according to a. New York Times article. This is very good news for the NYC economy. Prior to the bill’s cancellation, according to a. 8212; ashton kutcher (@aplusk) July 21, 2015. In response to the bill, Uber added a so-...

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The Free State Foundation: February 2015

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Plain Packaging Mandates Push Tobacco Consumption into Black Markets. John Oliver’s HBO show “Last Week Tonight” featured a. Segment that tackled the tobacco industry. In the segment, Oliver showed disgust that tobacco companies have become more profitable over time despite decreasing rates of tobacco consumption. Sinclair Davidson and Ashton de Silva, authors of “. 125 percent excise tax increase. Ernst & Young LLP also released a paper entitled “. Because the supply of bla...

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The Free State Foundation: April 2015

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Thursday, April 30, 2015. Maria Pallante Supports the Property Rights of Musicians and Artists. I haven’t had a chance to review the actual testimony today of Maria Pallante. Of her testimony by John Eggerton. But according to the B&C report, Ms. Pallante made several important points with which I agree. She supported some form of fix so that artists holding the rights to pre-1972 sound recordings can be compensated for performances of these works. As my colleague Seth Cooper has explained here. Randolph...

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The Free State Foundation: July 2015

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Friday, July 31, 2015. Maryland's Occupational Licensing Regime Hurts the Poor. On July 21,. 2015, Steven Horwitz, Affiliated Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University, released a paper entitled “. Breaking Down the Barriers: Three Ways State and Local Governments Can Improve the Lives of the Poor. On the need to improve Maryland’s business climate.) Policies that increase economic growth often help the poorest members...The Div...

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The Free State Foundation: Why Process Matters - Part II

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Saturday, August 01, 2015. Why Process Matters - Part II. In my July 27 blog, Why Process Matters. I explained that the rule of law requires process that incorporates “knowable, predictable, rule-based decision-making.”. In his keynote address. At last week’s Free State Foundation event, “Implementing Real Regulatory Reform at the FCC,”. What the Commission is now doing runs against accepted rule of law requirements, which include due process, because the agency is asserting authority to punish those it ...

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The Free State Foundation: March 2015

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Wheeler Responds Regarding USF High-Cost Subsidies. The Universal Service Fund subsidies now require consumers to pay a 17.4% surcharge on all of their interstate telephone calls. So adhering to some semblance of cost-control regarding USF fund expenditures ought to be a pro-consumer objective. Committed to resisting back-sliding regarding the modest reforms already adopted. Meaningful reform of the USF program in a way that substantially reduces the 17.4% USF tax would be a ...

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The Free State Foundation: Five Flaws with the FCC's Push for Video Device Controls

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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Five Flaws with the FCC's Push for Video Device Controls. August 4 marks the next meeting of DSTAC - the. Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee. Unfortunately, the FCC has saddled the advisory committee with some bad advice. The agency has urged DSTAC to go beyond its statutory mandate and recommend new standards for how video devices function and display content. DSTAC was assembled pursuant to t. STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014. Software security involves serious...

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The Free State Foundation: White House Report on Occupational Licensing Hits the Mark

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Friday, August 07, 2015. White House Report on Occupational Licensing Hits the Mark. The White House released a July 2015 report entitled “. Occupational Licensing: A Framework for Policymakers. 8221; which explains how the impact of occupational licensing on consumers, job seekers, and the economy as a whole can be more costly than beneficial. An August 7. Summarized the report and some of its findings:. Liberal Brookings Institution,. Who have previously documented the often contradictory and unjustifi...