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FCC Approves Verizon Collaboration with Cable Companies
August 23, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission released its Order on Thursday approving the myriad of agreements between Verizon and its largest cable competitors. The Order follows last week’s approval w...
CCIA Responds to FCC Suspension of Dysfunctional Special Access Regulatory Regime
August 23, 2012
The FCC voted to suspend its rules on pricing flexibility in the special access market on Thursday, citing the need for updated data collection from service providers.
The current rules, adopted in...
Notice-and-Takedown Measures in Evolution
August 16, 2012
Notice-and-takedown (NTD) procedures and practices just recently caught renewed attention as a result of two events involving Google and its subsidiary YouTube. First, a video of Curiosity’s Mars la...
DOJ Approves Verizon Cable Deal With Some Conditions
August 16, 2012
The Computer & Communications Industry Association appreciates the excellent work of the Justice Department and the FCC in reviewing a complex deal struck by Verizon and its largest cable competit...
CCIA Files Administration IP Policy Comments
August 10, 2012
CCIA joined NetCoalition in filing comments at the request of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator today. CCIA asked that the Administration's IP be aligned to better reflect our diplom...
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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