Europe
CCIA Endorses TRIPS Deferral Request For Least Developed Countries
March 4, 2013
Today, CCIA endorsed a bid by the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDC’s) to remove any specific deadline for full compliance with the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIP...
‘Starting up the Recovery: Internet + Jobs + Growth’
February 28, 2013
It’s not often that you see a European Commissioner, or any other senior political leader, take off their jacket in favour of a t-shirt at a public event. But then again, Digital Agenda Commissioner...
After WCIT, A Look Ahead To the Next Internet Governance Debate
February 1, 2013
Less than two months have passed since the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) in Dubai came to a halt over a controversial vote that would have extended a UN treaty largely cen...
The Sky Continues To Rise For Industry, Study Says
January 24, 2013
Brussels - The Computer & Communication Industry Association has released the latest economic study it commissioned, “The Sky is Rising,” just ahead of this year’s MIDEM music business confe...
CCIA Europe To Host Media Conference Call Thursday On New “Sky is Rising” Study
January 23, 2013
After last year’s release of the study 'The Sky is Rising' looking at the global, economic state of the entertainment industry, the Computer & Communication Industry Association (CCIA) is conven...
CCIA Europe To Host Media Conference Call Thursday On New "Sky is Rising" Study
January 23, 2013
After last year’s release of the study 'The Sky is Rising' looking at the global, economic state of the entertainment industry, the Computer & Communication Industry Association (CCIA) is conven...
ETNO’s Ideas of the Future of Telecoms the Modern Equivalent of “Beggar thy Neighbour” Trade Policies
October 19, 2012
CCIA was glad to see that the telecommunications regulators of Europe chose to reject the proposals of the European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) at their meeting in Istanbu...
OECD Report Highlights Economic Growth From Internet
October 5, 2012
Yesterday, the OECD published a new report on the development and future outlook of the Internet economy. Titled “OECD Internet Economy Outlook”, this report reveals the importance of the Intern...
The German Proposal on a New Leistungsschutzrecht – Endangering Press Diversity and the Digital Economy
September 14, 2012
Shortly before the next elections in Germany which will take place exactly a year from now, the German government set into motion the adoption of a new copyright law that, if it passed parliament, wou...
How To Reboot WIPO
September 12, 2012
As CCIA Geneva Representative Nick Ashton-Hart writes in his IP Watch op ed this week, the entire intellectual property community knows there are problems with the World Intellectual Property Organi...
Making Noises In Europe
September 7, 2012
Brussels is a town full of diplomats, civil servants, lobbyists....and a few politicians. We know that most diplomats are very discreet and that politicians are, well, noisy. But what about trade asso...