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Kristian Stout

Kristian Stout is director of innovation policy at the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE). He has also been a fellow at the Internet Law & Policy Foundry, as well as the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Before practicing law, Kristian worked as a technology entrepreneur and a lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Rutgers University.

Kristian served on the board of the New Jersey Leadership Program, and was the chair of the Asset Forfeiture Working Group for the NJ State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He has previously served on the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Kristian graduated magna cum laude from the Rutgers University School of law, and served on the editorial board of the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy.

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The Green Shoots of the NYC Taxi Rules on Ridesharing Companies

Kristian Stout Jun 23, 2015

I am of two minds when it comes to the announcement today that the NYC taxi commission will permit companies like Uber and Lyft to update, when the companies wish, the mobile apps that serve as the front end for the ridesharing platforms. My first instinct is to breathe a sigh of relief that even ... The Green Shoots of the NYC Taxi Rules on Ridesharing Companies

Consumer ProtectionGig EconomyIntellectual Property

Passive Resistance and Contributory Liability

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout Jun 22, 2015

If you haven’t been following the ongoing developments emerging from the demise of Grooveshark, the story has only gotten more interesting. As the RIAA and major record labels have struggled to shut down infringing content on Grooveshark’s site (and now its copycats), groups like EFF would have us believe that the entire Internet was at ... Passive Resistance and Contributory Liability

CopyrightIntellectual PropertyMusic Industry

The TCPA is a Costly Technological Anachronism

Kristian Stout Jun 15, 2015

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is back in the news following a letter sent to PayPal from the Enforcement Bureau of the FCC.  At issue are amendments that PayPal intends to introduce into its end user agreement. Specifically, PayPal is planning on including an automated call and text message system with which it would reach ... The TCPA is a Costly Technological Anachronism

AntitrustConsumer ProtectionFCC