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CCIA Welcomes German Online Sales Competition Ruling, Broader Discussion On Online Sales Restrictions
August 27, 2015
Brussels, Belgium -- Germany’s competition authority has concluded its proceeding into the distribution of Germany’s leading brand of running shoes. The Bundeskartellamt found that ASICS restricte...
CCIA Releases Webinar, Whitepaper: “Copyright Reform For A Digital Economy”
August 25, 2015
Washington -- Following 20 hearings on copyright reform, the House Judiciary Committee could see substantive copyright reform legislation introduced before the end of the year. In advance of the ren...
CCIA Signs Letter To AG On Public Performance Rights Licensing
August 17, 2015
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association and other members of the MIC (Music.Innovation.Consumers) Coalition sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch today supportin...
Is the European Retail Industry Recommending Platform Regulation?
August 14, 2015
Brussels -- At the end of 2013 the European Commission set up the so-called ‘High Level Group on Retail Competitiveness’. The Group consists of 20 European stakeholders active in the retail chain ...
CCIA, Civil Rights Groups Object To Intelligence Provision Requiring Companies To Report Suspicious Activity To Law Enforcement
August 5, 2015
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined civil rights and free speech advocates in a letter expressing concern that broad language in a provision in the Senate versi...
EU and US Negotiators Close To Finalising A Safer “Safe Harbour”
July 23, 2015
Brussels -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker met in Brussels Thursday with Vera Jourova, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality to revitalise negotiations on a framewor...
CCIA Calls On Congress To Strengthen Privacy Protections For Europeans For Transatlantic Week
July 22, 2015
Washington -- As Members of the European Parliament meet with their U.S. counterparts during the annual Transatlantic Week, the technology industry is calling on Congress to extend redress rights to E...
CCIA Endorses Technology Industry Expert Andy Slavitt As Next Medicare and Medicaid Administrator
July 13, 2015
Washington – Computer & Communication Industry Association CEO and President Ed Black today respectfully urged the U.S. Senate to promptly approve the nomination of Andy Slavitt as the next Admi...
Consumer Groups, Tech Companies, CCIA Launch “Competify” Campaign
July 13, 2015
Washington -- As federal officials face several important policy decisions that will have a significant impact on the affordability and availability of broadband, CCIA is proud to be a member of a coa...
CCIA Awaiting Upcoming Email Privacy Act Markup
July 10, 2015
Washington -- In the next couple of weeks, the House Judiciary Committee will likely markup the Email Privacy Act, the leading bill aimed at reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)....
European Parliament Adopts Reda Copyright Report, Omits Amendments Harmful To Internet, Innovation
July 9, 2015
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament has adopted the “Reda report” on copyright today. The plenary vote comes several weeks after the European Parliament's Legal Affairs committee (JURI) a...