Alex Curtis Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Nashville, Tennessee

Created the NTC's first advocacy program, developing the foundation for uniting Middle Tennessee's tech community around the policy that enables the growth of our region. The program is built on educating members, driving engagement, and building relationships with policy makers to expand the technology industry's influence.Growing the Greater Nashville Technology Council into a regional and national thought leader by promoting the innovative products and services developed in the area.

Greater Nashville Area

Nashville, Tn

Empowering Creators to Take Control of Their Own Small Business by Leveraging Their Core Skillset — Creativity.Creators’ Freedom Project envisions a world where creators maintain control of the business of their art. Creativity is a business skill set for creators to use to their advantage. CFP wants creators to think about their business as creatively as they think about their art—to adopt their own business model and maintain the power to choose what they need versus having others choose it for them. CFP also believes that by focusing on building a proven culture of income generation for creators, it also strengthens the immediate community in which they are located (i.e., family, colleagues, and neighbors/ businesses within residential community) and the broader ecosystem of allies and advocates committed to creating the environment in which artists can thrive (i.e., nonprofit organizations committed to this constituency, policymakers, and educational institutions supporting this profession).CFP works directly with a select group of creators to develop case studies, speaks to associations of artists, and has hosted numerous hands-on educational workshops.

Developed and advocated for pro-consumer / creator / innovator policies on a number of specific issues grouped in two major areas:Intellectual Property: Copyright: introduced and worked to promote legislation to challenge the extension of copyright terms; repeatedly defeated government tech mandates like anti-P2P technology policy, broadcast video and radio flag, analog hole protections schemes; promoted market competition through setting a hard deadline for the FCC digital TV transition and enforcing the CableCARD requirements of cable video providers; advocated for legal use of digitally-protected content via reform to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; worked with independent film makers to successfully introduce legislative solutions for the orphan works issue—that allows legal use of copyrighted works when owners cannot be asked for permission; and advocated for the creation of visual registries for copyrighted works so that works and their owners can be matched.

Telecommunications: advocated to policy makers and educated the public as to an enforceable “net neutrality” policy—one that ensures consumers / creators / service providers have equal access to content, audiences, applications on the Internet. Worked in coalitions to successfully introduce pro-net neutrality legislation and defeat anti-net neutrality legislation. Produced content and videos widely distributed and written up in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.Organized and managed coalitions of public interest and private industry around the specific issues to influence policy makers.Produced white papers, hearing testimony, analyses, one-pagers to persuade legislators; educated and enabled consumers to engage in policy debates via blog posts, podcasts, online videos, action alerts, and discussion panels.

See above in Govt. Affairs Manager and Director of Policy and New Media.

Washington, Dc

Staff and Clerk, U.S. Senator Mike DeWine; Washington, DC and Cleveland, OHServed both on staff and as clerk in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Anti-Trust Subcommittee; researched, met with stakeholders, and advised policy makers on issues of open access (allows ISPs access to broadband lines owned by cable companies), online digital music distribution, hate crimes legislation, online privacy, and cyber-crimes.Website Creator, U.S. Senators Mike DeWine (1995-2000) & George V. Voinovich (1998-2000)Created and seasonally updated websites and integrated MS Access database with a Cold Fusion Intranet component.

Bs, Business

Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity

Jd, Copyright