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CCIA Statement On Senate Bill That Would Change Antitrust Laws For News Organizations
September 7, 2022
Washington — Legislation to exempt some news media outlets from antitrust laws against collusion known as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act is scheduled to be marked up by the Senate J...
CCIA Release White Paper on Canada’s Proposed Online News Act, Details Threats to U.S.-Canada Trade Relationship
September 7, 2022
Washington -- Canada is expected to soon renew legislative debate on Bill C-18, referred to as the “Online News Act.” The Online News Act would impose payment obligations to news publishers on one...
California Passes Bills Impacting Content Moderation, Online Privacy, Data
August 31, 2022
Washington – As California wraps up its legislative session, lawmakers approved several problematic bills regarding online content moderation, data privacy, and algorithms, which will now be sent to...
9 Associations Call for Balanced Liability Rules for Consumers and Businesses
August 31, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) and eight other leading trade associations representing startups, SMEs, and technology companies sent an indu...
CCIA Files Comments On South African Online Platforms Market Report
August 24, 2022
Washington – South Africa’s Competition Commission has requested comments on its provisional report on Online Intermediation Platforms, which expresses concern about how particular features of onl...
CCIA Offers PTO Comments On Improving Patent Quality, Discouraging Legal Antics With Invalid Patents
August 18, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should not leave an invalid patent in force, even if the challenger is to be sanctioned,...
CCIA Submits Comments To California’s Privacy Protection Agency
August 18, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments ahead of next week’s deadline in response to California’s request for information as it implements the Californ...
New Research Reveals Strong Price Competition Between Online and Offline Sales Channels
August 15, 2022
Washington – A new economic study by the Brattle Group finds strong evidence on the dynamic competitive relationship between online and brick-and-mortar retail sales channels: both channels fiercely...
CCIA Launches Research Center to Provide a One-Stop-Shop Resource for Data & Analytics on the Connected Economy
August 11, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to announce the launch of the CCIA Research Center, the longest-running tech trade association’s newest arm and a sou...
Senator Tillis Introduces Bill On Patent Eligibility
August 3, 2022
Washington – Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, has introduced legislation that aims to revamp what kind of inventive activity is eligible for a patent. This area of law was most recently clarified by the Su...
CCIA Welcomes Senate Introduction Of Net Neutrality Legislation
July 28, 2022
Washington – Senators Ed Markey and Ron Wyden have introduced legislation to make Broadband Internet Access Service (BIAS) an express form of “telecommunications service” and thus subject to the...