Congressional Hearing Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumers (video)

Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumers

Hearing (video above) begins 14:04.
Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumers | Energy and Commerce Committee
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 10:15am
Location: 2322 Rayburn, Washington, D.C.

• Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumers- 
• Product & Package Delivery--E-commerce--Robots, Drones, UAVs, On Demand Delivery, Digital Technologies
• Subcommittees: Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection (115th Congress)

UPS tests residential drone delivery:

Video above published Feb 21, 2017: UPS tested the use of drones for residential delivery for the first time in Tampa, Florida. The company demonstrated an octocopter launching from the roof of a hybrid electric delivery van, making a delivery, then returning to re-dock on the van which had moved to a new location further down the road.

Witnesses:

Mr. Shyam Chidamber
Chief Evangelist and Senior Advisor, Flirtey [flirtey.com] Deliveries with Drones
Witness Statement: "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or “drone” based delivery is a game-changing commercial and consumer technology that is rapidly becoming technologically and economically feasible in the United States. Flirtey Inc. is a leading drone delivery service that has created many firsts in the use of this technology ..."

Dr. Harry Holzer
Jo John LaFarge Jr. S.J. Professor of Public Policy, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
Witness Statement: "Thank you for inviting me today to share my thoughts on how new digital technologies can affect employment in business delivery services, and on how new digital technologies can affect the labor market more broadly ..."

Mr. Bastian Lehmann
Founder and CEO, Postmates [postmates.com]
Witness Statement: "...  Postmates is described as a leader in on-demand delivery – we quite literally mean that through the tap of a button on your phone – the platform enables anyone to get anything from their neighborhoods, delivered to their doorsteps within minutes ..."

Mr. Brian Wynne
President and CEO, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International [auvsi.org]
Witness Statement: "... My comments today will focus on unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, which are increasingly being used by a range of American businesses ..."

Documents:

• Hearing Notice

• Hearing Memo

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DISCLAIMER

Daily Fantasy Sports, Online Gambling, US Congressional Hearing Video

U.S. Congressional Subcommittee Hearing: Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives, May 11, 2016, 2123 Rayburn Bldg., Washington, D.C.

Witnesses:

Mr. Steve Brubaker
Executive Director, Small Business of Fantasy Sports Trade Association
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Mr. Kurt Eggert
Professor of Law, Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Mr. Jordan Gnat
SVP, Strategic Business Development, Scientific Games
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Mr. Mark Locke
Chief Executive Officer, Genius Sports Group
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Mr. John M. McManus
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, MGM Resorts International
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Dr. Ryan Rodenberg
Assistant Professor, Florida State University, Department of Sport Management
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Mr. Peter Schoenke
President, RotoWire, on behalf of Fantasy Sports Trade Association
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Ms. Lindsay Slader
Operations Manager, GeoComply
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Documents
Background Memo
Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Upton
Opening Statement - CMT Subcommittee Chairman Burgess

Examples of Daily Fantasy Sports companies: draftkings.com & fanduel.com

#SubCMT Wraps Hearing on Daily Fantasy Sports | Energy and Commerce Committee May 11, 2016 (Press Release): Hearing Underscores Importance of Protecting Consumers and Encouraging Innovation WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing entitled, “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives.” Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) previewed the hearing in an op-ed published by The Hill this morning, writing, “Millions of Americans are playing daily fantasy sports, which means that millions of families could be affected. Players deserve to know that the DFS industry operates fairly and transparently, and that states taking different and rushed approaches are not harming the overall consumer experience.” 

The hearing brought together industry representatives, the legal and academic communities, and experts in gaming technologies to assess the rapidly changing landscape of daily fantasy sports. Members examined whether consumer protection concerns would require action beyond the state level, and pressed industry representatives to detail processes in place to preserve the integrity of online games.

Peter Schoenke, Chairman of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, testified: “We stand ready to work with the FTC and with this subcommittee in moving forward to ensure the fairness and transparency of paid daily fantasy sports as well as season-long fantasy sports and to ensure that we maintain the trust and confidence of fans that choose to play fantasy sports. We also hope that, in doing so, we preserve the ability of states to regulate this activity and that they do so without killing the innovative spirit and new and exciting choices for millions of fans who enjoy fantasy sports.”

Chairman Burgess expressed the importance of consumer protection and the need to better understand how states roles could impact interstate commerce. “Consumer protection is a critical component of this conversation. Not only should consumers have a clear understanding of the rules and risks for a particular contest, but the integrity of the game depends on consumers getting what they paid for,” said Burgess. “From the states that have required the daily fantasy sites to meet online gambling requirements, to the states that have passed legislation explicitly legalizing fantasy games—it is critical to understand the role of the states and what impact their actions have on interstate commerce.”

Upton added, “States all across the country are looking at these issues, which will help inform whether a federal role is warranted. In Michigan, for instance, there is a bill pending in the legislature to expressly legalize daily fantasy sports. But we must keep in mind that a patchwork of differing and contradictory state laws has the potential to negatively impact consumers, and harm further growth and innovation in the process.”" (emphasis added)

#SubCMT "will examine the inner workings of the DFS industry, fairness & integrity of the games & what consumer protections are in place."

— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 5, 2016

#DFS #subCMT

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Two Congressional Hearings Wednesday on ICANN and IANA Transition

On Wednesday, May 13th, the U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, is holding two subcommittee hearings on ICANN, ICANN Accountability, and the IANA Stewardship Transition:

Hearing #1: The Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. EDT (Time Converter) in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing is entitled: Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet’s Operation. The hearing will be webcast at:
http://www.domainmondo.com/2015/05/us-hearing-wednesday-icann-sucks-iana.html

The Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing will examine stakeholders perspectives on the operation of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a non-profit California corporation, charged with managing the Internet’s domain name and addressing system. The hearing will focus on the rollout of the new .sucks domain name and the Obama Administration’s proposal to transition oversight of the Domain Name System (DNS) away from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Hearing #2: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (Time Converter) in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.  The hearing is entitled: “Stakeholder Perspectives on the IANA Transition.” The hearing webcast: http://www.domainmondo.com/2015/05/us-congressional-hearing-live-2-pm.html

For more information on the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing:
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20150513/103448/HHRG-114-IF16-20150513-SD003.pdf

See also: Congress keeps pressing ICANN - POLITICO: "The Judiciary hearing will focus on trust and accountability of ICANN, and the hearing title calls out one current issue in particular: the “.sucks” top-level domain name. In April, ICANN asked American and Canadian trade regulators to investigate Vox Populi, a Canadian company that holds the rights to sell domain names ending in “.sucks,” to see if it is exploiting brands and celebrities by charging them high rates for domain names.... [The Communications and Technology] hearing will feature stakeholders talking about the government’s plans to transition away from a formal oversight role. Panel members will also review the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act, a plan by Rep. John Shimkus to put the transition on hold for a year while the Government Accountability Office reviews potential consequences."


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