The NTIA Takes a Path We’ve Been Down Before
Plus the FTC open meeting, the Google trial, common carriage, and more…
NTIA and Online Ads: Jim filed comments with the NTIA this week on its inquiry about protecting kids online. He warns the agency that the First Amendment remains in force and that they lack the statutory authority to regulate commercial Internet content for youth over 12.
FTC: At today’s FTC Open Meeting, Berin (at 32:11) encouraged the Commission to file comments in the FCC’s net neutrality rulemaking in order to defend its jurisdiction and explain its approach to policing net neutrality.
Bilal (at 17:56) advocated that the Commission use its administrative process to develop monopolization law, rather than throw complex cases into the federal courts.
Andy (at 9:59) warned the FTC that it has no authority over copyright, and that, here, AI is merely a red herring. We’ve also made a transcript.
Antitrust: On the latest episode of the Rethinking Antitrust podcast, Bilal talked with the founder and CEO of the Chamber of Progress, Adam Kovacevich, and with Chamber of Progress legal analyst Vidushi Dyall about the Google antitrust trial.
First Amendment: Ari joined fellow First Amendment attorney Barry Lynn at an event hosted by the Woodhull Freedom Foundation. They discussed the true definition of obscenity and how to recognize when it’s being used to restrict free speech rights. Video of the program to follow.
Common Carriage: The New York Post quoted Corbin’s article on imposing the common carriage framework on broadband providers. His article was also featured in RealClearMarkets. (And remember to check out his companion Substack piece on the subject.)
Lobby of the Herbert Hoover Building in Washington, DC, where the NTIA is located.