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March 28, 2017
CCIA Co-Sponsors Global Fair Use Panel At American University Washington College of Law
Washington - Leading international experts will gather on Wednesday to discuss the global debate around balanced copyright. The American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information...
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March 27, 2017
Supreme Court Hears Patent Venue Case; Congressional Action Still Needed
Washington -- The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could prevent some patent trolls from bringing lawsuits to excessively patent-friendly courts like the Eastern District of Texas. T...
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March 16, 2017
CCIA Supports Bipartisan Effort to Analyze Broadband Economic Impact
Washington, D.C. -- Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and five other co-sponsors have introduced a bipartisan bill that would facilitate an analysis of broadband deployment a...
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March 10, 2017
See "EU Digital Single Market: Breaking Down Barriers" @ SXSW
Austin -- CCIA President & CEO Ed Black will join AEI and Ambassador for the EU delegation the US David O'Sullivan for a panel discussion at South by Southwest Saturday at 12:30pm. The panel, "EU ...
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March 10, 2017
See “EU Digital Single Market: Breaking Down Barriers” @ SXSW
Austin -- CCIA President & CEO Ed Black will join AEI and Ambassador for the EU delegation the US David O'Sullivan for a panel discussion at South by Southwest Saturday at 12:30pm. The panel, "EU ...
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March 2, 2017
Newly Confirmed Commerce Secretary Voices Support For Privacy Shield
Washington -- In a speech to staff, incoming Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross spoke about his support for Privacy Shield, the agreement that allows data transfers between the European Union and the Unit...
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February 28, 2017
CCIA Encourages Reform of FISA § 702 Surveillance
Washington -- The House Judiciary Committee will hold the 115th Congress’ first hearing on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act tomorrow (Wednesday). The provision, which is set ...
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February 24, 2017
Is Europe about to weaken encryption?
The French and German Interior Ministers called this week for EU legislation which could undermine the use of encryption in communication in Europe. Worse still, a European Commission spokesperson a...
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February 24, 2017
CCIA Welcomes IMCO’s Draft Opinion on the Copyright Directive Proposal
Brussels - The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament (“IMCO“) has published its draft opinion yesterday on the proposal for a copyright directive for the Dig...
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February 22, 2017
CCIA Files Amicus Brief On Copyright, Interoperability Issues In Software Case
Washington -- The tech industry weighed in on issues of copyright and competition with an amicus brief today in the SAS v. World Programming Limited case. The Computer & Communications Industry ...
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February 21, 2017
CCIA Defends Copyright Balance and Online Platforms In Filing, Legal Brief
Washington -- In a filing for the Copyright Office and in a legal brief, the Computer & Communications Industry Association defended the balanced copyright provisions online companies need to oper...
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February 21, 2017
Industry, Civil Rights Groups Jointly Oppose DHS Traveler Profile, Password Collection Plans
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined civil liberties groups, industry associations, companies, and security professionals in a joint statement to Homeland Securi...