Tom Giovanetti is president of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a conservative, free-market public policy research organization based in Dallas, Texas.
In addition to his administrative duties, Tom writes for IPI and for leading publications on a variety of policy topics including taxes and economic growth, self-government and the Founders' design, civil liberties and constitutional protections, judicial supremacy, intellectual property, Social Security personal accounts, technology and Internet policy, and out-of-control government spending. In addition to being regularly published in major outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, FoxNews.com and The Dallas Morning News, Tom has a regular column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tom frequently appears in the media and is a fill-in host for the Mark Davis Show in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Tom's passion is encouraging conservative voters and organizations to remain skeptical of Big Government, maintain faith in markets, and defend individual liberty as the best means of achieving human flourishing. His most recent work has focused on free-market solutions to the student debt issue, preserving freedom of speech online, and persuading state legislatures to override local and municipal policies that restrict economic liberty.
Mr. Giovanetti has represented IPI at many national and international organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) the World Health Organization (WHO) and represented IPI during trade agreement negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Mr. Giovanetti is a popular speaker and writer, and also testifies before state and federal legislative committees on a variety of topics.
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"Welcome to the Stupid Internet" Still Holds Up
An eight year old op/ed against net neutrality regulations still pretty much holds up. And the Internet is still fine.
More Ad Dollars Flow to Pirated Video
Good piece in today's WSJ about the problem of ad-supported piracy.
Video of Tom Giovanetti Speaking on the U.S. Relinquishing Control of Internet Root Zone Functions
It's worth questioning the wisdom of the U.S. surrendering the core Internet functions to a yet-to-be-determined multistakeholder organization with yet-to-be-determined rules and procedures.
Sen. Mike Lee Agrees with IPI on Ending the Ex-Im Bank
Great piece in National Review today by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on eliminating the Export-Import Bank.
Bigger Can Be Better; or Why the Comcast Merger is Probably Good for Time Warner Cable Customers
No, Senator Franken, there will not be less competition, since Comcast and TWC don't compete with each other now.
Speaking at Cato on IP in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Thoughts on speaking at the Cato Institute on whether intellectual property protections should be part of trade agreements like the TPP.
"You Didn't Build That" Comes to Copyright
But the mob still lurks out there, demanding that they are a better judge of how the fruit of your labor should be deployed than you are.
US Files WTO Complaint Against India's Domestic Content Requirements for Solar Panels
It's right for the U.S. to take action to highlight and counter India's strategy, both at the WTO and in other venues.
IP is Property Even Though Infringement Doesn't Deprive the Owner of Its Use
Property is not limited to "that which only can exist in a single, physical, tangible, non-duplicable state."
Good Video of a Copyright Discussion
Back on January 14th, the New York chapter of the Copyright Society hosted a debate between junior law school student Derek Khanna and MPAA Vice President of Legal Affairs Ben Sheffner.
A Sad State of Affairs
Congress cannot legislate because it doesn't have confidence that the President will faithfully execute the laws it passes.
The Government Class Makes A Startling Admission
“It’s a lot of money. It’s enough for everybody. Folks should make sure everybody is included.” Ald. Walter Burnett, 27th, said.
Secondary Ticket Markets In the News
It's important to maintain secondary markets for things like event tickets, and to make sure when you buy a ticket, you have the right to resell it.
An Exercise in Misdirection
Obama's theme for the State of the Union address seemed to be "the real state of our union is in our hearts," and it was an attempt to divert attention away from real measurements of how well we're doing, which is pretty awful.
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