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IBM, TurboHercules and the Problems with the Patent System
June 17, 2010
One of CCIA’s smaller members, TurboHercules SAS, has received a lot of attention recently surrounding its antitrust dispute with IBM, especially because IBM has chosen to rattle its many patent s...
CCIA Praises FCC’s Request For Comments On Broadband Classification
June 17, 2010
The FCC has approved a formal process today to gather feedback on the FCC chairman’s proposal to narrowly reclassify the transmission component of broadband Internet access as a telecommunications s...
CCIA Weighs In On FCC’s “Third Way” Tonight On C-SPAN
June 14, 2010
The FCC’s proposed rules to protect non-discriminatory access to the Internet for households and small businesses are needed to ensure no Internet Access Provider regulates the Internet, said Comput...
CCIA Weighs In On FCC's "Third Way" Tonight On C-SPAN
June 14, 2010
The FCC’s proposed rules to protect non-discriminatory access to the Internet for households and small businesses are needed to ensure no Internet Access Provider regulates the Internet, said Comput...
Misadventures in Copyright Enforcement
June 10, 2010
A new copyright enforcement venture started making headlines earlier this year: the U.S. Copyright Group (USCG). Although the USCG name just recently started getting attention, it appears connect...
CCIA Comments On New Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group
June 9, 2010
Leading broadband and technology companies announced plans today for a voluntary Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group. The group would give advice to the FCC on Internet engineering issues like...
CCIA Appreciates Congressional Focus On Antitrust Oversight
June 9, 2010
The Senate Antitrust Subcommittee will hold a general oversight hearing this afternoon on the two federal antitrust enforcement agencies charged with protecting consumers -- the Department of Justice�...
CCIA Notes Concerns About ACTA, Korea-EU FTA
June 9, 2010
Brussels – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has sent letters about the intellectual property provisions in upcoming free trade agreements and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Ag...
CCIA Caucus Summary Now Available
June 3, 2010
CCIA has just released a detailed summary of the policy discussions that took place at the 37th Annual Washington Caucus on May 13, 2010.
The event featured influential Members of Congress and key O...
EU Releases Five Year Digital Agenda
May 19, 2010
Brussels – The European Commission announced its five-year “Digital Agenda” plan for telecommunications and IT in Europe today. The plan aims to move towards a more unified European digital mark...
ICANN Hires Encryption Expert
May 17, 2010
Encryption pioneer Whit Diffie is taking on a new challenge as vice president of information security and cryptography at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Diffie is credited...