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CCIA Letter Opposing Senate’s Latest Patent Reform Bill
February 28, 2011
The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to senators Monday morning explaining its opposition to S. 23, the senate's latest patent reform legislation. While CCIA was an o...
CCIA Letter Opposing Senate's Latest Patent Reform Bill
February 28, 2011
The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to senators Monday morning explaining its opposition to S. 23, the senate's latest patent reform legislation. While CCIA was an o...
Big Week For Online Privacy Initiatives
February 24, 2011
Yesterday was a big day for privacy as the White House released its white paper on consumer privacy, and simultaneously a group consisting of nearly all of the online advertising companies announced t...
You Bought It, But Do You Own It?
February 23, 2011
Today marks the launch of an initiative, the Fan Freedom Project, focused on consumers’ problems with restrictive paperless ticketing – the practice of using electronic ticketing to control or ta...
CCIA Applauds Senators For Standing Up For Consumers, Internet Freedom
February 23, 2011
The House appears to be trying to use the budget review process to silence the agency charged with protecting consumers’ rights to access communications services like the Internet – the FCC. The H...
Thoughts On Information Sharing As Congress Introduces Cybersecurity Bill
February 23, 2011
Last week, after much anticipation and delay, the bipartisan Senate cybersecurity legislation, S. 2105 – Cybersecurity Act of 2012, was unveiled.
Though it is laudable that Congress has begun in...
Internet Freedom Begins at Home
February 22, 2011
In the wake of the government ordered shutdown of Internet access in Egypt recently, Washington policymakers are debating various scenarios involving “regulation of the Internet.” The consensus ...
International Conference in The Hague: Towards Flexible Copyright?
February 17, 2011
On February 10, the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice organized an international conference on copyright in The Hague. The conference provided Dutch decision makers with a good opportunity to sha...
CCIA Welcomes Lungren-Lofgren Resolution Against Internet Tax Collection
February 16, 2011
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) applauds Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) and lead Democratic co-sponsor Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) for introducing the "Supporting the Preservation o...
Expansion of CALEA Concerns CCIA
February 16, 2011
The Computer & Communications Industry Association is sending to all Members of Congress a joint letter expressing concern about the impact of renewed efforts to expand the government’s power to...
Lightsquared Announcement Disappoints CCIA, Wireless Users
February 16, 2011
The FCC has revoked Lightsquared's waiver to operate its nationwide, satellite-based broadband network. The move comes after those trying to block the system lobbied against it claiming it would inter...