News
Updates on Copyright and Patent
March 27, 2014
There has been a lot of action around intellectual property lately. Below is a list of recent and upcoming inquiries and events around copyright and patent, much of which CCIA is involved in:
Copyri...
A Summary of NETmundial Submissions in Numbers
March 21, 2014
Geneva -- In advance of the anticipated NETmundial conference on the future of Internet Governance, which will be organised by the Brazilian Government, stakeholders were encouraged to submit “Inter...
Loopholes Remain After European Parliament Votes on Open Internet
March 18, 2014
Brussels -- Today the European Parliament's Industry committee voted on protections to the open Internet as part of a legislative package on telecommunications. The committee voted with 30 votes in fa...
Tech Industry Praises Liberation of Internet Governance Functions from U.S.G.
March 17, 2014
Geneva/Brussels - The technology industry welcomes the news that the U.S. Commerce Department intends to complete the transition of relinquishing its control over key Internet addressing functions to ...
House Judiciary Committee Explores Internet Sales Tax Alternatives
March 14, 2014
On March 12, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax Issue.” CCIA had welcomed the announcement of this hearing as a first ...
U.S. House Subcommittee To Review Copyright Law Critical To U.S. Economy
March 12, 2014
Washington – As part of its ongoing review of U.S. copyright law, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Internet is holding a hearing Thursday on the legal framework that supports both copyright h...
CCIA Supports STELA, But Not Anti-competitive Amendment On TV Set Top Boxes
March 12, 2014
Washington – The House Energy & Commerce Communications subcommittee will hold a hearing today to consider legislation from its chairman, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., that would reauthorize a law s...
House Judiciary Committee to Examine Internet Sales Tax Alternatives
March 11, 2014
Washington -- The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on “Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax Issue.” The Computer & Communications Industry Associa...
CCIA Deeply Concerned by Turkish Government Threat to Block Internet Services, Social Media
March 7, 2014
Brussels/Geneva -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association was, like many others, troubled to hear reports yesterday that the Government of Turkey is considering widespread additional...