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UN Resolution on surveillance a good start, but 5-eyes countries prevent it from being great
December 16, 2013
The world’s highest and most diverse political body has finally reacted to this summer’s revelations of mass Government surveillance programs. Last week, a subcommittee of the UN General Assembly ...
CCIA Weighs In On FilmOn X Copyright Litigation
December 13, 2013
Washington – CCIA joined CDT, CTIA, i2Coalition and USTelecom in filing a brief late Thursday in a copyright case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as the outcome of this case ha...
CCIA Praises Surveillance Reform Plans At Senate Judiciary Hearing
December 11, 2013
Washington - During a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Wednesday afternoon, Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black testified on why it is in the na...
CCIA Applauds Introduction of Digital Trade Act
December 10, 2013
Washington -- Today, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator John Thune, R- S.D., introduced the Digital Trade Act.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association testified before the Internat...
Tech Companies Release Surveillance Reform Principles
December 9, 2013
Washington - A number of leading tech companies today released a list of surveillance reform principles. These principles include sensible limitations on government collection of information -- includ...
House Approves Important Patent Reform Legislation 325-91
December 5, 2013
Washington – The House has approved a measure that will put the brakes on the surge of recent abuses of the patent system. The Innovation Act would help stop companies whose main product is patent l...
An ECPA Day of Action
December 5, 2013
Today, a host of organizations from across the political spectrum and including civil society, companies, and academics are calling for people to sign a White House petition encouraging ECPA reform. C...
Immigration Reform Hopes
December 3, 2013
With the number of legislative days in 2013 dwindling, we face the likelihood that immigration reform will not see floor action in the U.S. House of Representatives this year. While statements this ...
The Beginning of a Likely Copyright Reform in the EU
November 26, 2013
This month the European Commission formally closed the ‘Licenses for Europe’ stakeholder dialogue on copyright. In four working groups, the aim of the stakeholder dialogue was to examine how more ...
Adoption of New Brazilian Internet Law Postponed
November 26, 2013
During her impassioned speech at the UN General Assembly, President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff announced that a quick adoption of the “Marco Civil da Internet” will be one of the cornerstones of her...
House Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Patent Reform Targeting Trolls
November 21, 2013
The House Judiciary Committee passed its bipartisan patent reform bill Wednesday known as the Innovation Act. CCIA had praised the bill when it was introduced and CCIA patent counsel Matt Levy explain...