Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Melissa Blaustein to discuss whether lawmakers are effectively engaging entrepreneurs and startups in policy debates –– and do these startups know the most effective ways to engage?

Then he brings in CDT's Free Expression Fellow, Taylor Moore, to detail how she's helping launch a legal clinic for all creators aimed at helping them take control of their IP. PLUS she also discusses her forthcoming paper on IP and social justice – yes, the two are connected.

More on Allied for Startups: http://alliedforstartups.org/

More on Melissa: https://twitter.com/mentionmelissa

More on the legal clinic: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXS8FlOgMMr/

More on the IP + social justice paper: http://bit.ly/2feuxLG

More on Taylor: http://bit.ly/2urobLa

More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.