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CCIA, Associations Ask Senate Judiciary Leaders To Expedite Judicial Redress Act
December 9, 2015
Washington - In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Leahy, the leaders of a coalition of industry associations, including the Computer & Communications Indu...
European Commission Considers a Link and Snippet Tax: Ill-Founded, Controversial And Detrimental To All Players
December 9, 2015
Brussels - Today the European Commission released a non-legislative Communication “Towards a modern, more European copyright framework” -- the Communication on copyright. The Communication sets ou...
Judges Heard Arguments On FCCs Open Internet Rules
December 8, 2015
Washington - For the third time in five years, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on the FCC’s attempt to maintain an open Internet Friday. The panel was led by Ju...
House Subcommittee Moves Forward on Spectrum and Broadband Bills
December 2, 2015
Washington, D.C. — The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications & Technology passed, on voice votes and without amendments, two bipartisan bills aimed at speeding up broadband ...
The FCC Under the Congressional Microscope
November 24, 2015
Washington -- The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology conducted an oversight hearing of the FCC last week. So far this year, the subcommittee has held several h...
Wide Stakeholder Coalition Sends Letters Pointing Out Bias, Problems With Online Platform Consultation Regarding Copyright
November 24, 2015
Brussels - In letters to First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Members of the European Parliament, a wide coalition of stakeholders representing civil society, news publishers, consumers and the d...
Investment, Innovation in European Ecommerce Companies Booming, Study Reveals
November 11, 2015
Brussels -- Investors are betting on the continued growth of Europe’s ecommerce market with investment into both public and private ecommerce companies growing from millions to billions in the past ...
European Commission Issues Guidance On Transatlantic Data Flows, Wants Quick Agreement On New “Bulletproof” Safe Harbour
November 6, 2015
Brussels - The European Commission today issued guidance to companies after the European Court of Justice invalidated the 15 years old EU-U.S. Safe Harbour framework which EU and U.S. big and small co...
CCIA Welcomes New House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady
November 5, 2015
Washington -- As Paul Ryan becomes House speaker, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, was chosen to take over as House Ways & Means Committee Chairman. The Computer & Communications Industry Associatio...
House Judiciary Subcommittee Examines Data Flow Policies, Other Digital Trade Barriers
November 4, 2015
Washington -- House Judiciary IP & Internet subcommittee chairman Darrell Issa opened Tuesday’s hearing titled “International Data Flows: Promoting Digital Trade in the 21st Century” by sayi...
UK Proposes Bill To Increase Government Surveillance
November 4, 2015
Brussels -- The United Kingdom today presented the draft Investigatory Powers Bill which raises serious concerns about privacy rights and government surveillance.
The bill will require Internet and so...
House Subcommittee Digs Into “Dig Once” Bill and Other Legislation to Speed Broadband Deployment
November 3, 2015
Washington - The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on October 28th titled “Breaking Down Barriers to Broadband Infrastructure Deployment.” ...