Kristian Stout

New Jersey, New York

Innovation Policy Director at International Center for Law and Economics

Director of Innovation Policy at @LawEconCenter father; attorney; musician; silversmith; 315lb BP equipped/ 275lb raw. i also like to draw comic books

Articles

House Reconciliation Bill's AI Provisions Prompt Debate Over Scope of State Preemption

2 weeks ago | laweconcenter.org | Kristian Stout

Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy at ICLE is quoted in this Inside AI Policy article about the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s reconciliation legislation on the usage of AI in federal data system. Read the full story here. At the same time, International Center for Law and Economics director of innovation policy Kristian Stout offers a restrained view on the impacts from the legislation’s state preemption provisions.
Using Trade Policy to Counter Anti-Suit Injunctions and Strengthen Global Patent Enforcement

3 weeks ago | truthonthemarket.com | Kristian Stout |Subiksha Ramakrishnan

Patents are property rights that drive innovation, investment, and economic growth, which are especially critical in technology sectors that rely on global standards. Robust, enforceable patent protections have underpinned America’s technological leadership and economic prosperity by ensuring innovators are rewarded for their investments.
Misreading Machines: How the Copyright Office's Report Undermines Generative AI

3 weeks ago | truthonthemarket.com | Kristian Stout

In a preview of its forthcoming report on copyright and artificial intelligence, the U.S. Copyright Office has unveiled a pre-publication draft of the report’s section on generative-AI training. The draft reflects a concerning tendency toward uncertainty and overreach, giving short shrift to the substantial arguments in favor of AI developers and deployers and notably discounting significant public benefits, while broadly construing market harms in ways that risk stifling technological progress.
House Commerce Proposes 10-year Ban on State AI Regulations

3 weeks ago | laweconcenter.org | Kristian Stout

Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy at ICLE is quoted in this Broadband Breakfast article on federal data-privacy and security framework by House Energy and Commerce Committee Privacy Work Group. Read the full story here. But Kristian Stout, director of innovation policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, defended the moratorium. Several elements in the bill echo comments he submitted to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s privacy working group last month.
Enforcement Petition Raises Difficult Issues for FCC

3 weeks ago | laweconcenter.org | Kristian Stout

Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy at ICLE is quoted in this Communications Daily article about enforcement petition raised by CTIA and NCTA and its impact towards FCC. . Kristian Stout, director-innovation policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, said industry may view this as “an opportune time to suggest further reforms to the FCC’s process with a commission that may be sympathetic to improving the FCC’s enforcement procedures.”
The Risks of Adopting Foreign Price Controls for Drugs

4 weeks ago | truthonthemarket.com | Kristian Stout

Recent reports indicate that President Donald Trump is urging House Republicans to adopt a “most favored nation” (MFN) policy for Medicaid drug purchasing, linking U.S. prices to the lowest rates paid by other countries. While the goal of reducing Medicaid costs is understandable—particularly amid growing concerns about drug affordability—relying on foreign pricing benchmarks would risk importing the very market distortions that have constrained innovation abroad.
ICLE Comments to FCC on CTIA Petition for Rulemaking

1 month ago | laweconcenter.org | Eric Fruits |Kristian Stout |Dirk Auer |Mario Zúñiga

Regulatory Comments I. IntroductionWe thank the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or “the Commission”) for the opportunity to offer comments on CTIA—The Wireless Association’s (CTIA) petition for rulemaking.[1] CTIA requests that the FCC update its rules implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to facilitate wireless-broadband deployment across the country.
American Industrial Policy Should Start with No More Self-Inflicted Tax Wounds

1 month ago | truthonthemarket.com | Kristian Stout

U.S. industrial-policy efforts frequently undermine themselves through counterproductive tax regulations, creating a paradox that hinders genuine investment and economic growth. Policymakers have committed substantial resources and political capital toward reshoring domestic manufacturing, upgrading national infrastructure, and enhancing American economic competitiveness. Indeed, these goals have been central to the Trump administration’s stated economic priorities.
ICLE Comments to FCC Re: Delete, Delete, Delete

1 month ago | laweconcenter.org | Eric Fruits |Kristian Stout |Ben Sperry |Geoffrey Manne

Regulatory Comments I.
Common Carrier Reforms to Promote a Healthy Market in the Rail Industry

2 months ago | laweconcenter.org | Kristian Stout |Valeria Silva

ICLE Issue Brief I. IntroductionThe common carrier obligation (“CCO”) requires railroads to provide transportation or service to any shipper on reasonable request.[1] Rooted in 19th-century common law, this duty historically ensured that railroads—once the dominant shipping carriers—served the public interest by hauling all manner of freight at fair rates.