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March 16, 2011
U.S. IP Czar Proposes Limits on Civil Rights and Liberties to Protect Big Content
The White House’s IP czar Victoria Espinel is calling on Congress to further expand and toughen U.S. intellectual property law, which is already among the most sweeping and strictest in the world....
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March 14, 2011
FCC To Act On Data Roaming In April?
Sprint, T-Mobile and associations representing rural wireless carriers are asking the FCC to put action on data roaming on its April agenda. In its National Broadband Plan released almost a year ago, ...
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March 10, 2011
Latest Trade Hold Up — Lack Of Trust, Not Will
USTR Ron Kirk testified yesterday before the Senate Finance Committee on the President’s 2011 Trade Agenda and the three pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.Disagreem...
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March 9, 2011
House Communications Subcommittee Expected To Register Disapproval of FCC’s Rules To Ensure Customers’ Open Internet Access
Months after the FCC’s December vote to approve the Open Internet Order we’re still talking about net neutrality. Nonstop.
The House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communica...
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March 9, 2011
House Communications Subcommittee Expected To Register Disapproval of FCC's Rules To Ensure Customers' Open Internet Access
Months after the FCC’s December vote to approve the Open Internet Order we’re still talking about net neutrality. Nonstop.
The House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communicatio...
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March 7, 2011
CCIA Supports Risch-Udall Amendment To Patent Reform Bill
The Computer & Communications Industry Association has sent a letter to Senators Monday morning, asking them to support an amendment to promote real reform in S. 23, which is up for a vote. CCIA...
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March 3, 2011
British Library Hosts Copyright For Creativity Event
The British Library hosted a ‘Copyright for Creativity’ (C4C) event in London with Members of European Parliament (MEPs) and UK Members of Parliament (MPs) Feb 10. The goal was to highlight and un...
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February 28, 2011
Tech Industry Opposes Senate Patent Reform Bill
CCIA President & CEO Ed Black has written to the Senate opposing S.23, the Patent Reform Act of 2011. The bill has been marked up by the Senate Judiciary Committee and is scheduled for a floor v...
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February 28, 2011
CCIA Letter Opposing Senate’s Latest Patent Reform Bill
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...
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February 28, 2011
CCIA Letter Opposing Senate's Latest Patent Reform Bill
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...
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February 24, 2011
Big Week For Online Privacy Initiatives
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...