Brent Skorup

Cato Institute

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1.

How Drones Can Help Fight the Coronavirus

Mercatus Center Research Paper Series, Special Edition Policy Brief (2020)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Brent Skorup and Connor Haaland
Cato Institute and Harvard University, Harvard Law School
Downloads 1,133 (39,825)
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commercial drones, drones, unmanned vehicles, technology, innovation, regulation, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, public health

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Medical Drones in the United States and a Survey of Technical and Policy Challenges

Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Robert F. Graboyes and Brent Skorup
Independent and Cato Institute
Downloads 379 (162,508)
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commercial drones, drones, unmanned vehicles, technology, innovation, regulation, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, public health

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The Erosion of Publisher Liability in American Law, Section 230, and the Future of Online Curation

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The Erosion of Publisher Liability in American Law, Section 230, and the Future of Online Curation

Oklahoma Law Review, Vol. 72, No. 3, 2020
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 31 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2020
Brent Skorup and Jennifer Huddleston
Cato Institute and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 264 (237,168)

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liability, law, torts, Internet, common law, Section 230, distributors, publication, media law, social media

The Erosion of Publisher Liability in American Law, Section 230, and the Future of Online Curation

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Jul 2019
Brent Skorup and Jennifer Huddleston
Cato Institute and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 84 (618,149)
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Section 230, intermediary liability, publication law, conduit liability, tech policy, online curation, content moderation

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Uncreative Destruction: The Misguided War on Vertical Integration in the Information Economy

Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 65, No. 2, 2013
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 28 May 2014
Brent Skorup and Adam D. Thierer
Cato Institute and R Street Institute
Downloads 251 (251,185)
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Tim, Wu, Skorup, Thierer, Mercatus, regulation, antitrust, information, economy, economics, vertical, integration, separations, principle, efficiency, AOL, Time Warner, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo, smartphone, Blackberry, Nokia, Schumpeterian, Schumpeter, enforcement, openness, neutrality

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A History of Cronyism and Capture in the Information Technology Sector

Journal of Technology Law & Policy, Vol. 18, 2013
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 02 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2014
Adam D. Thierer and Brent Skorup
R Street Institute and Cato Institute
Downloads 236 (266,763)
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cronyism, tech, high-tech, info-tech, information, technology, regulation, subsidies, transfer, market, subsidy, incentives, telecom, media, broadcasting, broadcast, cable, satellite, TV, television, rents, privilege, tax break, taxation, lobby, lobbyists, economics, competitive, anticompetitive

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Ensuring Eighth Amendment Protection from Excessive Fines in Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases

George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal (CRLJ), Vol. 22, p. 427, 2012
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Jul 2012
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 236 (266,763)

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civil asset forfeiture, civil forfeiture, excessive fines, Eighth Amendment, war on drugs, law enforcement, police, constitutional, unconstitutional

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Drone Technology, Airspace Design, and Aerial Law in States and Cities

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Drone Technology, Airspace Design, and Aerial Law in States and Cities

Akron Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 24 May 2021
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 169 (362,883)

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aviation, drones, property rights, property law, federalism, regulation, leasing, airspace, innovation, technology, legal history

Drone Technology, Airspace Design, and Aerial Law in States and Cities

Mercatus Working Paper Series, Akron Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 24 May 2021
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
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aviation, drones, property rights, property law, federalism, regulation, leasing, airspace, innovation, technology, legal history

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Auctioning Airspace

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Auctioning Airspace

North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Volume 21 Issue 1 (October 2019)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2019
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 112 (508,053)
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VTOL, eVTOL, urban air mobility, airspace, auction, property, UTM, drone, air transportation, commons, regulation, license, autonomous

Auctioning Airspace

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2018
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 87 (604,789)

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VTOL, eVTOL, air taxi, airspace, auction, property, UTM, drone, air transportation, commons, regulation, license, autonomous

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Natural Experiments in Mobile Phone Regulation: Estimated Effects of Prohibiting Handset Bundling in Finland and Belgium

George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 14-17
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 May 2014
Thomas W. Hazlett, Sarah Oh Lam and Brent Skorup
Clemson University, Technology Policy Institute and Cato Institute
Downloads 180 (343,816)
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mobile phone regulation, 3G networks, bundling, foreclosure, bundled contract, competition, consumer protection, deregulation, demand, growth, social welfare, subsidy, technology platforms, transaction cost, wireless services

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Aggregated Smartphone Location Data to Assist in Response to Pandemic

Special Edition Policy Brief
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 07 Apr 2020
Brent Skorup, Trace Mitchell and Trace Mitchell
Cato Institute and affiliation not provided to SSRNNetChoice
Downloads 175 (352,405)
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telecommunications, regulation, cell phone, smart phone, tracking, healthcare, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, public health, economics, quarantine, economy, economic crisis

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The FCC’s High-Cost Programs, Rural Broadband Penetration & Rural Broadband Service Quality

TPRC48: The 48th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 15 Dec 2020
Brent Skorup and Michael Kotrous
Cato Institute and University of Georgia, Department of Economics
Downloads 163 (374,748)

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Universal Service Fund, Rural Broadband, Broadband Penetration, Broadband Speeds

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Tragedy of the Regulatory Commons: Lightsquared and the Missing Spectrum Rights

Duke Law & Technology Review, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Jan 2015
Thomas W. Hazlett and Brent Skorup
Clemson University and Cato Institute
Downloads 156 (389,216)

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LightSquared, spectrum, wireless, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, GPS, law, regulatory commons, mobile, transaction costs

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Video Marketplace Regulation: A Primer on the History of Television Regulation and Current Legislative Proposals

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 May 2014
Adam D. Thierer and Brent Skorup
R Street Institute and Cato Institute
Downloads 156 (389,216)
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television, FCC, policy, telecommunications, retransmission consent, cable, broadcast, satellite, compulsory license, copyright

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Which States Are Prepared for the Drone Industry? A 50-State Report Card

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 26 Mar 2020
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 133 (442,372)
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drones, federalism, aviation, FAA, air rights, property rights, transportation, public policy, regulation

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How Fcc Transaction Reviews Threaten Rule of Law and the First Amendment

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Jul 2018
Brent Skorup and Christopher Koopman
Cato Institute and Utah State University - Center for Growth and Opportunity
Downloads 105 (528,959)
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The FCC's Transaction Reviews and First Amendment Risks

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2016
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Jul 2016
Brent Skorup and Christopher Koopman
Cato Institute and Utah State University - Center for Growth and Opportunity
Downloads 105 (528,959)

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FCC, merger review, transaction review, telecommunications, net neutrality, programming, media, new media, public choice, First Amendment, regulation, constitutional law

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Which States Are Prepared for the Drone Industry? A 50-State Report Card, Release 2.0

Mercatus Research Series
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Jan 2021
Brent Skorup and Connor Haaland
Cato Institute and Harvard University, Harvard Law School
Downloads 95 (566,036)

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drones, federalism, aviation, FAA, air rights, property rights, transportation, public policy, regulation

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Federal Adoption, Equitable Sharing and Federalism

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2017
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
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federalism, equitable sharing, adoption, constitutional law, state legislatures, war on drugs, police, law enforcement

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Smart Cities, Dumb Infrastructure: Policy-Induced Competition in Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Systems

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Nov 2019
Korok Ray and Brent Skorup
Texas A&M University and Cato Institute
Downloads 86 (601,590)

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autonomous, infrastructure, technology, V2I, V2V, car, transportation, innovation, P3, roadside, vehicles

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Sweeten the Deal: Transfer of Federal Spectrum Through Overlay Licenses

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2016
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 73 (659,478)

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spectrum, telecommunications, NTIA, FCC, overlay license, wireless, frequencies, incentives, auctions, dynamic spectrum sharing, PCAST

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The FCC and Quasi–Common Carriage: A Case Study of Agency Survival

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, Vol. 18 (2017)
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2017
Brent Skorup and Joseph Kane
Cato Institute and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Downloads 72 (664,292)

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Telecommunications, FCC, Regulation, Media, Telecommunications Act of 1996, Common Carriage, Public Choice

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Is Your State Ready for Drone Commerce? The 2022 State-by-State Scorecard

Mercatus Center Special Study
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 28 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2022
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 69 (679,015)

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drones, federalism, aviation, FAA, air rights, property rights, transportation, public policy, regulation

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Reclaiming Federal Spectrum: Proposals and Recommendations

Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, Vol. XV, No. Fall, 2013
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2014
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 63 (711,042)
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radio spectrum, wireless, FCC, NTIA, PCAST, reallocation, mobile broadband, regulation, policy, economics, smartphones, technology

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FCC Open Internet Reply Comments

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 11 Sep 2015
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 59 (733,650)
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open Internet, FCC, common carrier, net neutrality, Title II, ITU, telecommunications, information service

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Planepooling and Air Taxis for Post-COVID Aviation

Mercatus Working Paper
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Nov 2021
Robert F. Graboyes and Brent Skorup
Independent and Cato Institute
Downloads 44 (835,018)

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Regional travel, Aviation, FAA, Regional airports, Local airport, Air travel, COVID Private Aviation, Airspace, Auctions, Technology, Air Traffic Management

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Is Your State Ready for Drone Commerce? The 2023 State-by-State Scorecard

Mercatus Special Study, July 2023
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 29 Aug 2023
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
Downloads 36 (901,733)

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drones, federalism, aviation, FAA, air rights, property rights, transportation, public policy, regulation

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Prioritize Fast and Accurate Diagnostic Testing in the Short Term

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Mar 2021
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute
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testimony, COVID-19, contact tracing, health, public policy, Pennsylvania

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Who Should Govern the Skies?

Chapter 4 in Eyes to the Sky: Privacy and Commerce in the Age of the Drone, edited by Matthew Feeney (Cato Institute, 2021).
Posted: 23 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2022
Brent Skorup
Cato Institute

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aviation, drones, property rights, property law, federalism, regulation, leasing, airspace, innovation, technology, legal history