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Members of Congress, EU Parliament Discuss Privacy, IP
July 22, 2011
CCIA Executive Vice President Erika Mann and the former chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus Rick Boucher opened a roundtable discussion Thursday between members of Congress and the European Par...
New Copyright Study Illustrates Economic Need For Balanced Policies
July 21, 2011
Congressman Jared Polis, D-Colo., welcomed the release of a new economic study on Capitol Hill Thursday saying industries that depend on exceptions to copyright law, like the tech sector and news medi...
Senator Kohl Asks DOJ, FCC To Deny AT&T’s Takeover Of T-Mobile
July 20, 2011
The Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Consumers’ Rights has sent a 7-page letter to the Justice Department and FCC asking them to block AT&T’s plans to take over the fourth ...
Senator Kohl Asks DOJ, FCC To Deny AT&T's Takeover Of T-Mobile
July 20, 2011
The Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Consumers’ Rights has sent a 7-page letter to the Justice Department and FCC asking them to block AT&T’s plans to take over the fourth ...
CCIA To Release White Paper On How Policymakers Can Enable Cloud Computing
July 18, 2011
The Computer & Communications Industry Association will release its paper detailing ways policymakers can enable the growth of cloud computing – and the economic benefits of doing so– at an ...
CCIA To Release 2011 Study Calculating Economic Value of “Fair Use”
July 8, 2011
As Congress and federal agencies consider stricter copyright enforcement measures such as making streaming a felony, and government-mandated Internet blacklists, and the copryight and communications s...
CCIA To Release 2011 Study Calculating Economic Value of "Fair Use"
July 8, 2011
As Congress and federal agencies consider stricter copyright enforcement measures such as making streaming a felony, and government-mandated Internet blacklists, and the copryight and communications s...
CCIA Says Industry Accord Shows Government Intervention is Premature
July 7, 2011
Industry groups announced a new partnership today designed to provide information to consumers on copyright violations – including notices when their Internet account is being used to view or distri...
Tech Industry Response To News Of Varney’s Departure
July 6, 2011
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney is leaving as head of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice next month to join a law firm, according to various news reports. After a decade o...
Tech Industry Response To News Of Varney's Departure
July 6, 2011
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney is leaving as head of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice next month to join a law firm, according to various news reports. After a decade o...
Upcoming Events: July 2011
July 1, 2011
CCIA will be hosting events in July to celebrate the release its latest two publications, "Fair Use in the U.S. Economy: 2011" and "Public Policy for the Cloud: How Policymakers Can Enable Cloud Compu...