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June 30, 2022
Copyright Office Releases “Copyright Protections for Press Publishers” Report
Washington – The Copyright Office released its report “Copyright Protections for Press Publishers” today. The report, at the request of Congress, evaluated the copyright protections for press pu...
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June 17, 2022
CCIA Statement on Conclusions of 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, Joint Industry Statement on E-Commerce Moratorium
Washington - The WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) took place on June 12-16. Trade ministers met to review the functioning of the multilateral trading system and to take action on the future...
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June 16, 2022
CCIA Offers Comments To Japanese Regulators On Competition In The Mobile Ecosystem
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) submitted comments on the Japan Digital Market Competition Headquarters’ (DMCH) Interim Reports on Evaluation of Compet...
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June 16, 2022
CCIA Welcomes Bipartisan Patent Bill That Would Update PTO Procedures, Promote Fairness In Patent Appeals Process
Washington – Senators Cornyn, Leahy, and Tillis have introduced the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Reform Act of 2022 today. Current USPTO guidance allows the PTAB to refuse to examine the v...
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June 16, 2022
Product Safety: CCIA Europe Welcomes European Parliament Vote on New EU Rules
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) adopted its position on the proposed General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). The aim of these new rules is t...
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June 14, 2022
CCIA Joins Associations In Letter To Congress On Privacy Bill
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined the Software & Information Industry Association, and TechNet in a letter supporting the effort toward creating a baseli...
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June 9, 2022
CCIA Marks 50 Years Of Tech Advocacy With Reception, Award
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association celebrated 50 years of promoting a competitive tech industry, open markets, and internet access and freedom in Washington at a r...
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June 6, 2022
CCIA Supports Congressional Efforts Toward Federal Privacy Legislation
Washington – Members of Congress released a draft bill Friday the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act” that aims for baseline federal privacy protections. The bipartisan deal between Senat...
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June 2, 2022
CCIA Announces New Hires Including Former Deputy Assistant USTR Jonathan McHale
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to welcome former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Jonathan McHale as Vice President of Digital Trade for the ...
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May 31, 2022
Supreme Court Pauses Texas Social Media Law Ahead Of Lower Court Reviewing Constitutional Concerns
Washington – The Supreme Court has issued an emergency ruling temporarily blocking HB 20, the Texas social media law, from being enforced while a lower court resolves a preliminary First Amendment c...
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May 26, 2022
CCIA Responds To Manager’s Amendment To Controversial Antitrust Bill
Washington – Sen. Amy Klobuchar reintroduced a slightly revised version of her controversial S. 2992 bill that had come under criticism for a range of issues from increasing costs on popular digital...