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CCIA Welcomes Supreme Court Clarification On Patent Eligibility of Software
June 19, 2014
Washington - The Supreme Court issued its ruling today in a key case examining the patent eligibility of software. In a unanimous ruling the court offered some guidance on what an abstract idea is and...
What Does Tesla’s Recent Pledge Tell Us About Patents?
June 19, 2014
In the spirit of fostering an open source movement, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reported last week on the Tesla blog that Tesla would not “initiate patent lawsuits against anyone” who would use their tech...
House Judiciary Committee Approves Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
June 18, 2014
Washington - Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan 30-4 vote. The bill would make permanent the moratorium ...
House Email Privacy Act Rounds Up 218 Co-Sponsors
June 18, 2014
Washington – Legislation that would prevent the government from searching peoples’ emails without a warrant is a step closer to the finish line. The House bill known as the Email Privacy Act now h...
Bipartisan Opportunity for Action: Fourth Amendment Rights Online
June 18, 2014
A majority of the House of Representatives has now co-sponsored H.R. 1852, the Yoder-Graves-Polis legislation that would update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to create a bright-l...
Congress, FCC To Consider Halting Paid Prioritization of Internet Traffic Delivery To Preserve Open Internet
June 17, 2014
Washington - Important issues related to Internet interconnection practices and policies have arisen anew in both Congress and the FCC.
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patr...
Court of Justice Upholds Ruling against Intel
June 13, 2014
Brussels -- Intel has lost its appeal in a case finding anti-competitive abuse five years ago. The European Commission found the company had abused its dominant market position and issued its largest ...
Study By MIT Professor Maps How Patent Trolls Reduce Venture Capital Investment, Provides Empirical Support For Strong Litigation Reforms
June 12, 2014
Washington – Each side in the legislative fight over patent reform has always treated equally the debate between protecting patented intellectual property and reining in abusive patent troll litigat...
CCIA’s Response to EU Taxi Strike
June 11, 2014
Brussels - Some taxi drivers have organised a strike today to disrupt European cities in protest against new competitors, particularly Uber. Uber’s application allows consumers to order a car ride...
CCIA Analyzes Comcast Antitrust/Competition Issues In Response To Senator Franken’s Request
June 9, 2014
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to Senator Al Franken, (D-Minn.) today in response to his questions asking about antitrust issues arising from the p...
EU Court of Justice Resolves Copyright Case That Threatened Internet Browsing
June 5, 2014
Brussels – European Internet users can continue to visit websites thanks to a lengthy copyright case that the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) resolved today. The ruling found that copies that ar...