Killing Commerce for Dummies: A How-To Manual from the FTC

Federal agencies—especially independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—have a tough job. They must walk a tightrope between maximizing their authority to appease their loudest constituencies while staying faithful to the boundaries Congress sets in statute. Under these conditions, implementing an agenda that statute and economic realities forbid is [...]

By |2024-03-05T11:16:01-05:00March 5th, 2024|Blog, Competition|

The Importance of Digital Trade for Small Businesses

The U.S. government’s long-standing support for policies that reduce artificial barriers to digital trade has provided an important foundation for even the smallest American companies’ competitiveness abroad. As virtually all industries continue their transition to digital, and regulators abroad have increasingly sought policies that would exclude American small businesses and [...]

By |2024-03-04T11:08:05-05:00March 4th, 2024|Blog, Competition, Trade|

Repair with Caution: How the FTC’s Decisions Could Impact Security, Privacy, and IP

We have said it once, and we’ll say it again: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must be careful not to adopt broad rulemaking that would invite serious security, privacy, and intellectual property (IP) risks for U.S. businesses. This broad rulemaking includes the heavily debated consumers’ right to repair as recently [...]

By |2024-03-04T11:05:00-05:00March 1st, 2024|Blog, copyright, Innovation and IP|

AI Regulation in focus: balancing innovation and governance in the EU and UK

With global governments in a race to regulate, policymakers in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) are considering various approaches to rules around artificial intelligence (AI). Last year, we outlined a flexible, thoughtful approach to AI policy and governance that considers the latest data privacy security laws as [...]

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