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Supreme Court Reverses Copyright Case With Broad Implications For Internet Users
June 25, 2014
Washington – The Supreme Court has reversed a case brought by the TV broadcast industry against an innovative Internet startup, Aereo. The case could have broad implications for Internet users’ cl...
Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant For Cell Phone Searches
June 25, 2014
Washington - In a unanimous ruling the Supreme Court said today that searching an individual’s smartphone constitutes a search and police would need a warrant to check someone’s smartphone during ...
CCIA Praises Wireless Legislation To Free Spectrum, Reduce “Last Mile” Access Congestion
June 20, 2014
Washington -- Congress is hearing Americans’ complaints about wireless Internet access and some are calling for change with new legislation to improve spectrum use efficiency. A new Senate bill jo...
House Votes to End Mass Warrantless Surveillance
June 20, 2014
Washington -- In a spirited bipartisan late night defense of the 4th Amendment, Reps Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky and Zoe Lofgren, Democrat of California offerred an amendment to the Defens...
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...