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Victories for Balanced Copyright in Fox v. DISH and Rosen v. eBay
January 22, 2015
Washington -- The technology industry continues to benefit from balanced copyright policies, which help support and incentivize new technology and disruptive business models. Courts recently affirme...
House, Senate Hold Open Internet Hearings
January 21, 2015
Washington -- Open Internet supporters told House Energy and Commerce Committee members today they are concerned that draft legislation would block the FCC’s ability to protect consumers’ access t...
President Obama Includes Cybersecurity, Privacy in SOTU
January 21, 2015
Washington - President Obama touched on an array of proposals related to increasing cybersecurity and privacy protections for consumers in last night’s State of the Union address. In the wake of l...
President Obama Highlights Policies For Innovation Economy in SOTU Address
January 20, 2015
Washington – We are pleased that President Obama, as part of his proposals to grow the economy, highlighted pro-innovation priorities like trade and open Internet access and fast networks.
The foll...
Good for Sprint. Competition and Open Internet access For All.
January 16, 2015
Unlike certain legacy monopoly Internet service providers, both wired and wireless, Sprint has not opposed FCC open Internet access rules over the past year. It understands that basic industry fra...
Sprint to FCC: Strong Support for Open Internet Rules
January 16, 2015
Washington - Open Internet rules are not a threat to investing in networks. That was the message in a letter Sprint sent to FCC Chairman Wheeler, making it clear that competition in mobile broadband h...
How would Hercule Poirot Approach a State Aid Investigation?
January 16, 2015
The debate of the last couple of years about corporation tax in Europe resembles a popular ‘whodunnit’: point at an obvious suspect before realising that things are not as they seem. The storyline...
CCIA Welcomes Introduction of Bipartisan Immigration Innovation Act
January 13, 2015
Washington -- In response to the need for high-skilled immigration, senators introduced the Immigration Innovation (“I-Squared”) Act today. The Computer & Communications Industry Association c...
Google News Is Shutting Down in Spain – A Bad Day For Citizens, Online Innovation and Publishers Themselves
December 11, 2014
Today we learnt that Google will shut down its ‘Google News’ service this year in Spain. This is just one consequence of the introduction in Spain of an ancillary copyright levy (known as the ‘A...
The Sky Is Truly Rising For The Luxury Goods Market, Study Says
December 11, 2014
Brussels - The Computer & Communication Industry Association has released the fourth study in the “The Sky is Rising” series focusing on the Internet’s economic impact on the luxury goods se...
Digital Technologies Are The Biggest Opportunity For Cultural Industries And Creativity, Paper Says
December 2, 2014
Brussels - The Computer & Communication Industry Association, together with the European Digital Media Association, has released the paper “Technology is Culture” illustrating how the Internet...