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Open Markets Statement: China has Monopolized Maritime Commercial Sectors; U.S. Must Act to Rebuild U.S. Domestic Maritime Capacity
Press Releases, Statements
Open Markets Statement: China has Monopolized Maritime Commercial Sectors; U.S. Must Act to Rebuild U.S. Domestic Maritime Capacity
Press Releases, Statements

Open Markets Institute Transportation Policy Analyst Arnav Rao comments on a USTR investigation that finds China uses monopoly practices to dominate the maritime industry.

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Antimonopoly Under Trump 2.0 – Rule of Law or Rule of Trump?
Articles
Antimonopoly Under Trump 2.0 – Rule of Law or Rule of Trump?
Articles

Senior reporter Karina Montoya writes about the Biden-Harris administration’s transformative antimonopoly efforts, their enduring impact on U.S. competition policy, and the uncertain prospects for continued enforcement under President Trump.

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The Corner Newsletter: Antimonopoly Under Trump, The Tech-Industrial Complex & Three Ideas to Curb Market Power ( January 17th, 2025)
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The Corner Newsletter: Antimonopoly Under Trump, The Tech-Industrial Complex & Three Ideas to Curb Market Power ( January 17th, 2025)
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In this issue, we discuss Biden’s foreboding about a tech-industrial complex and ask whether President Trump will use competition law to break corporate power, or concentrate power in his own hands.

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Tech Policy Press -The Case for Requiring Explicit Consent from Rights Holders for AI Training
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Tech Policy Press -The Case for Requiring Explicit Consent from Rights Holders for AI Training
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CJL director Courtney Radsch argues that AI companies should obtain explicit consent from rights holders before using their content for training AI models, emphasizing the need to respect copyright laws and protect creators' rights.

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Shining a light on monopoly power and its dangers to democracy.

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Tech Policy Press -The Case for Requiring Explicit Consent from Rights Holders for AI Training
Courtney Radsch
Tech Policy Press -The Case for Requiring Explicit Consent from Rights Holders for AI Training
Courtney Radsch

CJL director Courtney Radsch argues that AI companies should obtain explicit consent from rights holders before using their content for training AI models, emphasizing the need to respect copyright laws and protect creators' rights.

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Courtney Radsch
Brookings - The Case for Consent in the AI Data Gold Rush
Courtney Radsch
Brookings - The Case for Consent in the AI Data Gold Rush
Courtney Radsch

CJL director Courtney Radsch talks about explicit user consent being essential in the AI data collection process to protect individual privacy and autonomy.

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Courtney Radsch
Dissent - Supply and the Housing Crisis: A Debate
Open Markets
Dissent - Supply and the Housing Crisis: A Debate
Open Markets

Chief economist Brian Callci and senior legal analyst Sandeep Vaheesan debate how the YIMBY (short for "Yes In My Backyard") movement, which calls for zoning reforms, falls short of in addressing the nation’s housing affordability crisis, arguing for the federal government to take a more active role in providing housing

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The Corner Newsletter: Antimonopoly Under Trump, The Tech-Industrial Complex & Three Ideas to Curb Market Power ( January 17th, 2025)
The Corner Newsletter: Antimonopoly Under Trump, The Tech-Industrial Complex & Three Ideas to Curb Market Power ( January 17th, 2025)

In this issue, we discuss Biden’s foreboding about a tech-industrial complex and ask whether President Trump will use competition law to break corporate power, or concentrate power in his own hands.

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The Corner Newsletter: Kanter departs, RPA Returns, and Trump’s First Big Challenge from China (December 20, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: Kanter departs, RPA Returns, and Trump’s First Big Challenge from China (December 20, 2024)

In this issue, we celebrate AAG Kanter’s record and the FTC’s restoration of the Robinson-Patman Antitrust law. We also explore how China is using its dominance of key minerals to challenge President-elect Trump’s policies even before he takes office.

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The Corner Newsletter: Big Tech Fight Moves to States (December 06, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: Big Tech Fight Moves to States (December 06, 2024)

In this issue, we take a look at how the fight to rein in Big Tech giants is moving to the states as the future for antitrust enforcement remains uncertain under the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress.

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AMAZON’S PERVASIVE SURVEILLANCE

Amazon is a surveillance corporation, first and foremost. Surveillance of all parties—from workers to competitors to consumers—is a fundamental aspect of the corporation’s operations. It uses invasive surveillance tactics to enable and facilitate its predatory conduct and fortify its monopoly power. Our “Eyes Everywhere” two-part report series, illustrates the dangers of Amazon’s worker surveillance, Amazon’s competitor and consumer surveillance, and the solutions available.

 
 
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“The Open Markets group led by Lynn contains many of the most respected voices in an increasingly prominent discussion about technology and telecom monopolies, and its findings about corporate consolidation and monopolistic power have been extremely influential in turning antitrust into an important policy issue.”

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“There have been few think tank teams as effective as Barry Lynn’s [and the Open Market Institute’s].”

- The Atlantic

“The whole idea of a think tank is to cultivate ideas that have an actual impact on The Debate. Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute] has done that better than anyone.”

- Chris Hayes, MSNBC

“The past couple of years have seen a resurgence of political interest in antitrust policy, which is increasingly seen as a potential solution to America’s current dilemma of high corporate profits and slow economic growth…It’s fair to say that the primary intellectual mover behind all of this has been Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute].”

- Vox

“It's difficult to overstate Mr. Lynn’s [and Open Market Institute’s] influence in raising concerns about the market dominance of Google, as well as other tech companies such as Amazon and Facebook.”

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