The Progress & Freedom Foundation

PFF flash
Informing you of the latest PFF activities and publications

Upcoming PFF Events

CEO Luncheon with Declan Ganley of Rivada Networks
April 29, 2008
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Rotunda Room
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C
Aspen Summit 2008
August 17-19, 2008
The St. Regis Aspen
Aspen, Colorado

New Publications

Competition in the Sports Programming Marketplace: Testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
W. Kenneth Ferree, March 5, 2008
Sports programming carriage arrangements are best left to private party negotiations
Reply Comments to the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Broadband Industry Practices
W. Kenneth Ferree, February 28, 2008
Reply comments regarding broadband traffic management
Comments to the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Broadband Industry Practices
W. Kenneth Ferree and Bret Swanson, February 13, 2008
Because of common use of traffic shaping across industries, FCC should deny network management petitions
A Performance Right for Recording Artists: Sound Policy at Home and Abroad
Progress on Point 15.2
Thomas Sydnor, February 2008
U.S. should implement performance right for recording artist
Unleashing the 'Exaflood'
Progress Snapshot 4.7
Bret Swanson and George Gilder, February 2008
Opinion piece on growing Internet traffic published in the Wall Street Journal

Activities of Note

Thierer to Participate in Internet Safety Technical Task Force
Adam Thierer, PFF Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Digital Media Freedom, has been chosen to participate in the Internet Safety Technical Task Force. The Task Force, first announced in a joint agreement between MySpace and 49 Attorneys General earlier this year, will study online safety tools. In related news, Thierer will soon release the third edition of his book, Parental Controls and Online Child Protection: A Survey of Tools & Methods.
Ferree Talks Net Neutrality in Broadband Industry Practices Live Webcast
This Tuesday, March 11th, Ken Ferree will join other policy experts in a live debate on network neutrality. The debate, sponsored by VONTV, will be webcast live at 2:00pm. Visit the VONTV website for more information.
Thierer to Speak at Upcoming Policy Events
This weekend, Adam Thierer is scheduled to speak at the "Legal Futures Conference," organized by Google and Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. The conference participants will discuss developments in legal matters due to technological advancements. Later this month, Thierer will also participate in a roundtable on Internet safety at the "Tech Policy Summit" in Hollywood, California.