The Progress & Freedom Foundation

Do’s and Don’ts for Global Media Regulation: Empowering Expression, Consumers and Innovation
Progress on Point 13.20
Patrick Ross, September 2006
Five principles for global regulation of media content and distribution in an age of converged digital media
The Future of the Internet: A Reality Check
Progress on Point 13.19
Richard C. Notebaert, September 2006
Aspen Summit keynote address by Qwest Chmn.-CEO Richard Notebaert, endorsing FTC jurisdiction over network neutrality and addressing online content concerns
Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of the Petitioner in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
Petition to U.S. Supreme Court
James V. DeLong and Solveig Singleton, August 22, 2006
A call for sanity in the obviousness standard for patent applications
The Digital Economy Fact Book: Eighth Edition
Thomas M. Lenard, Daniel Britton, Joseph Adamson, Eileen Goulding, Stephen Lareau and Marie Ryan, August 21, 2006
PFF’s annual compilation of statistics, including Internet growth, hardware and communications, digital media, e-commerce and cyberthreats
The FCC Asks the Right Questions on USF: Reverse Auctions a Promising Way to Distribute Funds
Progress Snapshot 2.20
Raymond Gifford and Thomas M. Lenard, August 2006
Praises the FCC and Chairman Kevin Martin for considering reverse auctions for universal service fund distribution
Saving Online Free Speech: A Voluntary Code of Conduct for Internet Operators
Progress Snapshot 2.19
Adam D. Thierer, August 2006
Proposes all industries involved with content pledge to adhere to a code of conduct in order to avoid onerous and unnecessary regulation

Aspen Summit 2006: Global Competition, Convergence and Culture
PFF’s 12th annual Aspen Summit August 20-22 nd, as always, featured keynotes and panels including prominent CEOs and public officials. Topics ranged from communications policy to intellectual property, from content controls to data security and privacy. Webcasts of most panels and keynotes are available online.
Book Launch – Net Neutrality or Net Neutering
On July 18 th PFF launched the publication of its latest book, “Net Neutrality or Net Neutering” by Thomas M. Lenard and Randolph May. A panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., featured Lenard and May as well as Carnegie Mellon U. Professor David Farber, PFF’s Adam Thierer and Consumer Federation of America Research Dir. Mark Cooper.
Chief Privacy Officer Retreat – Hunton and Williams
Dan Caprio on August 2nd moderated a panel on consumer confidence at Hunton and Williams’ Chief Privacy Officer Retreat at the IBM Conference Center in Palisades, N.Y.
Koch Fellows on International IP Policy
On August 8th, Solveig Singleton acted as an “outside expert” reviewing presentations on international IP policy by a collection of Koch Fellows.
Heartland Institute Emerging Issues Forum 2006
Ray Gifford will appear on a panel addressing network neutrality at the Heartland Institute Emerging Issues Forum on October 5 th at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
Vegas Music Conference
On September 21 st Patrick Ross will speak at the Vegas Music Conference in Las Vegas on a panel titled “Protecting Your Music & Contract Negotiations.”