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France’s 3 Strikes “Hadopi” to be Abolished; U.S. Preparing Copyright Alert System
August 8, 2012
Certain industries who prioritize controlling their content expend considerable amounts of time and money on lobbying for legislation, such as SOPA and PIPA. However, the RIAA, one of the most voc...
Online Tax Collection Mandate Won’t Produce Fairness
August 6, 2012
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on “Marketplace Fairness: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Business” this month. Unfortunately, the substance of...
SHIELD Act Against Patent Trolls Introduced In House
August 2, 2012
Two members of Congress have introduced legislation to help innovators combat patent trolls. HR 6245 co-authored by Congressmen Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, would allow tech co...
Congress Offers SHIELD Against Junk Patent Lawsuits
August 2, 2012
Two members of Congress have introduced legislation to help innovators combat patent trolls. The bill, dubbed the SHIELD Act (Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act) or HR 6245,...
Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Online Tax Collection
August 1, 2012
Despite current economic conditions, Congress seems to be proceeding with a new tax collection mandate. On Aug. 1, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing on I...
The “Book Famine” Affecting Visually Impaired People Exposes Issues for Copyright Affecting Everyone
July 31, 2012
From July 16th to 25th, the world’s copyright decision-makers met, as they do twice each year, at the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) in Geneva.
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Facial Recognition and the Panopticon
July 24, 2012
Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law held the first of what will probably be many hearings on the privacy implications of facial recognition so...
House Holds Hearing On Online Sales Tax Legislation
July 23, 2012
The Computer & Communications Industry Association continues to oppose H.R. 3179, the Marketplace Equity Act, on which the House Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing July 24. The bill w...
Digital Goods Provisions Added To Russia PNTR Bill
July 18, 2012
CCIA was pleased to learn senators added provisions to better protect digital goods ahead of the U.S. Senate Finance committee markup a bill today to permanently normalize trade relations (“PNTR�...
CCIA Files Letters With FCC, DOJ On Verizon Cable Deal
July 18, 2012
Yesterday CCIA filed a letter requesting the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice “fully consider the potential effects of the extensive Commercial Agreements that accom...
CCIA Praises House Hearing Focusing On Patent Troll Abuse
July 18, 2012
The House Judiciary’s Intellectual Property subcommittee had a hearing today on abusive patent litigation. All but one witness called for changes to the trade act of 1930. Patent trolls are now us...