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CCIA Supports House Amendment Providing Additional Tools to Fight Sex Trafficking
December 11, 2017
Washington -- At a markup Tuesday morning, House Judiciary committee leadership is expected to introduce an amendment to H.R. 1865, the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act ...
CCIA Letter Warns Slovak Tax Law Amendment would be barrier to Digital Single Market
December 7, 2017
CCIA and Allied for Startups today sent a joint letter to the Slovak Ambassador to the EU, Peter Javorčík. Our letter warns that an amendment to Slovak tax law poses a significant barrier to achieve...
Court of Justice of the EU Delivers Judgment In Coty Germany Case on Online Marketplace Bans
December 6, 2017
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the Coty Germany case (Case C-230/16). The case deals with contractual provisions a producer of luxury cosmetics ...
Pai Says the Biggest ISPs that Control Users’ Access to Internet Services Can Be Trusted; Instead Deflects Blame, Scrutiny on Internet Services
December 4, 2017
Washington -- Since FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to repeal net neutrality rules was released, there has been widespread concern expressed from the public, startups, and Internet companies, launching...
CCIA Files PTO Amicus On Sovereign Immunity As A Shield From Patent Review
December 4, 2017
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association co-filed an amicus brief at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) on Friday evening on the applicability of sovereign immunity ...
CCIA Opposes FISA Reauthorization Amendments Act
December 1, 2017
Washington -- Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence marked up and favorably reported out the FISA Reauthorization Amendments Act, H.R. 4478, which is meant to reauthorize Section...
CCIA, Over 80 Organizations Warn of Irreparable Damage to be Caused by Copyright Directive
November 30, 2017
Brussels -- Over 80 organisations, including the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), warn EU Countries in a short statement that current negotiations on the proposal for a Directi...
EU Commission Publishes Communication on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
November 29, 2017
Brussels -- The European Commission has published a Communication today, providing guidance on the enforcement of intellectual property rights online and offline across the European Union.
With this...
Does Competition Law Need an Update for Online Markets? Hot Topics, Trends and Perspectives in Competition Policy
November 28, 2017
On November 30, CCIA, the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will host a joint conference discussing some of today’s most frequently a...
CCIA Announces New Hires In Washington and Brussels Offices
November 27, 2017
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is announcing new hires in both its DC and Brussels Offices. Alexandre Roure starts Monday, November 27th in CCIA’s Brussels of...
FCC Chairman Proposes Getting Rid Of Open Internet Rules
November 22, 2017
Washington -- As Americans across the country prepare to bow their heads and give thanks, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal Wednesday that bows to the biggest Internet Service Providers. Pai’s...
Pai To Serve Up Half-Baked Proposal Wednesday To Repeal Net Neutrality – Not Humble Pie
November 21, 2017
Washington -- FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday that he would release his proposal Wednesday to rescind rules that prevent Internet Service Providers from blocking, slowing down or speeding up t...