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Stanford Conference on Spectrum Policy
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posted by mpawlo
on Tuesday December 10, @05:04PM
from the conference dept.
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Lauren Gelman wrote Greplaw to inform of an upcoming event that should interest some of our readers. The conference Spectrum Policy: Property or Commons? will take place at Stanford Law School on March 1, 2003. Read below for details and links from Gelman.
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Lauren Gelman writes "
Spectrum Policy: Property or Commons?
Stanford Law School
Saturday, March 1, 2003
Sponsored by:
Thomas Hazlett, the Manhattan Institute, and
Lawrence Lessig of the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society
Spectrum policy is undergoing a fundamental reorientation in the United States and elsewhere. An emerging consensus holds that the traditional system of governmentally-allocated spectrum rights inhibits innovation and competition. The central question now facing policy makers is what form of spectrum management should replace the existing system.
In an effort to encourage innovation, critics of the current model have proposed radical - and radically different -- reforms. Some say spectrum should be treated like 'property', giving purchasers the same rights afforded any property owner, including the right to exclude others from using it, and the right to transfer ownership. In contrast, proponents of a 'commons' model argue that spectrum is like a stream that belongs to all of us, and that current technological innovations allow sharing of the resource—a practical, not moral, argument.
At "Spectrum Policy: Property or Commons?" leading figures in this debate will explain their views on today's wireless technology and market conditions, and discuss the complex implications of the competing models. Then they'll debate their positions before a blue ribbon panel of judges: FCC Chairman Michael Powell, renowned economist Harold Demsetz, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski.
The aim of the day will be to explore both paradigms, their relationships to the work of Ronald Coase, and the vital unanswered questions facing the future of spectrum management."
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