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House Passes Copyright Small Claims Legislation
October 22, 2019
Washington -- Legislation to create a separate small claims tribunal within the Copyright Office has taken another step with House passage of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act ...
CCIA Delegation Visits Croatia, Publishes Recommendations To New EU leadership
October 16, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- As a new European Union leadership takes office, the Computer & Communications Industry Association offers recommendations on how technology can help solve Europe’s societal...
Industry Raises Concerns with Mexico Tax Plans
October 16, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 8 other associations in sending a letter to U.S. officials expressing concerns with Mexico's plans to amend its taxation l...
CCIA Encouraged by Increasing Support For Federal Privacy Legislation
October 15, 2019
Washington - The New Democrat Coalition, representing more than 100 House Democrats, has announced support for federal privacy legislation introduced by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. The bill w...
Tax Prep Study Affirms Free File Program, Points Out Obstacles to Broader Utilization
October 11, 2019
Washington -- An independent review of the IRS’s free tax preparation partnership program recently affirmed the public benefits of the program. About 3 million people use the program each year and t...
OECD Draft Proposal is a Major Step Towards Global Tax Reform
October 9, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) today published its proposal for a key part of its global tax reform pertaining to the digitalisation of the econo...
CCIA joins industry call for a rethink on the ePrivacy Regulation
October 8, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM — CCIA and like-minded industry associations from all sectors called on EU Member States to rethink the proposed ePrivacy Regulation. Without a major overhaul of the text, Europe�...
Associations Outline Priorities for Digital Trade Talks Negotiations at WTO
October 7, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 27 trade associations in a joint position paper on how countries can leverage the ongoing discussions among members of the ...
CCIA Dismayed by AG Opposition to Stronger Consumer Encryption Options
October 3, 2019
Washington -- US Attorney General Barr, along with officials in several other countries, are planning an open letter asking that Facebook not deploy end-to-end encryption to protect consumers using it...
EU Court Ruling On Worldwide Take Down of Defamatory Content Raises Freedom of Speech Concerns
October 3, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM — The EU Court of Justice today ruled that host providers can be asked to take down defamatory content, that is “identical” or “equivalent” to content previously ruled ille...
U.S. Appeals Court Gives Mixed Ruling On FCC Order To Abdicate Net Neutrality Enforcement
October 1, 2019
Washington -- A federal court has found the FCC can choose to give up its role protecting nondiscriminatory internet access, but the ruling appears to leave the door open for states to enforce net n...