I just got a heads up about a new IT policy website called "Technology-Academics-Policy" (TAP). If you want to take a deeper dive into policy discussions around intellectual property (IP), competition, privacy, security, etc., this is a great place to begin. A group of dozens of academic experts will be rotating blog posts, and the site synopsizes numerous academic papers. Here is an excerpt from the site's own description:

The TAP Web site is sponsored by Microsoft. Microsoft respects academic freedom and is dedicated to advancing the dialogue on issues affecting the global IT industry, economies and society.
 
Technology – Academics – Policy (TAP) is a forum for academics leading the dialogue on the impact of technological innovation in the following areas:

    * intellectual property, patents and licensing
    * cloud computing/software + services
    * competition policy and antitrust
    * economic growth and the knowledge economy
    * privacy and security

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