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Kevin King on federalism, internet gambling, and geolocation

by Jerry Brito on August 23, 2010 View Comments

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Kevin King, a recent law school graduate now clerking for a federal court of appeals, discusses his recent paper, Geolocation and Federalism on the Internet: Cutting Internet Gambling’s Gordian Knot. In his paper King uses the online gambling industry to examine conflict between federalism and the internet — the borderless nature of the internet eschews traditional models of state jurisdiction. He discusses previous attempts to regulate online gambling, conflict between internet gambling providers and the Kentucky horse betting sector, Congress’ current online gambling bill, and a solution that utilizes geolocation technology.

Hands in the Broadband Till

by Jerry Ellig on May 27, 2010 View Comments

There’s no sense in funding broadband subsidies with a mechanism that discourages people from subscribing to broadband.

We’re from the government and we’re here to save old media

by Tate Watkins on May 7, 2010 View Comments

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The economic model of media has been transformed and will continue to evolve.  But government, and all of us, should be thankful for this “destructive” innovation, rather than vilify it in defense of the old-fashioned, washed up system.

Fun Facts from the FCC’s 2011 Budget Request

by Jerry Ellig on February 3, 2010 View Comments

Here are some fascinating factiods contained in the FCC’s fiscal 2011 budget request released this week.

Argument for an e-mail and twitter tax?

by Jerry Ellig on December 16, 2009 View Comments

Could dramatic increases in myopia (nearsightedness) be used as an excuse to tax e-mail and social networking?