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The Future of an EU-Wide Ancillary Copyright for Press Publishers Remains Uncertain
July 8, 2015
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Discussions around a possible ‘snippet levy’ or ‘news aggregation tax’ targeting online services like search engines and news aggregators have slowly but surely reached Br...
European Council Presidency Transfers To Luxembourg With Key Digital Economy Issues Looming
July 1, 2015
Brussels, Belgium -- Luxembourg takes over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union today (Wednesday) at a crucial moment. After a meeting with outgoing European Council President ...
EU Policymakers Agree On Net Neutrality Compromise
June 30, 2015
Brussels, Belgium -- The European Parliament, Commission and the Council of Ministers agreed on a compromise last night on the Telecoms Single Market Regulation. The deal in principle would see an end...
CCIA Files Copyright Amicus Briefs
June 30, 2015
Last week, CCIA filed two amicus briefs in copyright cases: Mavrix v. LiveJournal, a 9th Cir. case about the DMCA safe harbors, and Elsevier v. Sci-Hub, an S.D.N.Y. copyright case involving proposed p...
Industry Asks Senate To Pass Bill Extending Rights in Privacy Act To Europeans, Others
June 25, 2015
Washington -- In a letter to Senate leaders Thursday, representatives of U.S. industry asked Senate leadership to support the Judicial Redress Act, S. 1600, which was introduced last week by Senators ...
The New EU Trade Strategy Should Break Down Telecoms Access Barriers
June 24, 2015
Brussels - The European Commission is set to present its new Trade Strategy this autumn and the removal of digital trade barriers is expected to feature prominently. As part of the strategy, the EU...
CCIA Welcomes Appointment Of Roberto Viola As New Director-General
June 24, 2015
Brussels -- The European Commission announced today that Roberto Viola will become the new Director-General of the European Commission’s Communications Networks, Content and Technology Directorate G...
Senate Introduces Bill to Extend Privacy Protections to European Citizens
June 18, 2015
Washington -- Just weeks after President Obama signed surveillance reform legislation, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) have introduced what could prove to be the next step in the p...
Rep. Chaffetz Introduces Latest Edition of Online Sales Tax Legislation
June 18, 2015
Washington -- This week, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced H.R. 2775, the Remote Transactions Parity Act (RTPA), the latest legislative incarnation to force online retailers to collect sales and...
European Court Rules Online News Sites Liable For Online Comments
June 17, 2015
Brussels -- The European Court of Human Rights has weighed in on the responsibility of news sites for user generated comments. It ruled that an Estonian news site Delfi could be held liable for commen...
The Controversial Ancillary Copyright for Press Publishers Takes Two Big Hits
June 16, 2015
Brussels, BELGIUM - Today, news-publisher-backed legislative proposals often called “ancillary copyrights” took major blows in both Brussels and Austria. Also referred to as a ‘snippet levy’, ...