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Canadian Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Apple, Others Including CCIA
July 12, 2012
Ottawa - The Canadian Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from the Society of Composers, Publishers and Music Authors. This means online music stores and others targeted in the lawsuit will not have...
CCIA Says Russia’s Vote To Increase Internet Censorship Should Impact PNTR Debate
July 12, 2012
A day after the Russian Parliament voted to establish a blacklist of websites that its government could shut down, the Computer & Communications Industry Association said this step raises a red fl...
CCIA Opposes Online Sales Tax Collection Amendment
July 11, 2012
Sen. Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Alexander, R-Tenn., offered their Marketplace Fairness Act yesterday as an amendment to the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act. The Computer &...
Internet-friendly Language Proposed in Trade Agreement
July 3, 2012
The USTR has proposed the addition of Internet-friendly copyright language into what is being billed as the 21st Century trade agreement: the Trans Pacific Partnership. The Computer & Communicatio...
CCIA Submits Statement For Senate Privacy Hearing
June 28, 2012
The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted this written statement to the Senate Commerce Committee for its online privacy hearing today, “The Need for Privacy Protections: I...
CCIA Responds To White House Request for IP Enforcement Comments
June 26, 2012
The Computer & Communications Industry Association responded to a White House request for public input on intellectual property enforcement. CCIA President & CEO Ed Black expressed frustration...
Study Links EU Risks To Lower Venture Capital Investment
June 18, 2012
An new economic study analyzing changes in European copyright law has found a negative impact on venture capitalists’ investment in cloud computing companies following several French and German cour...
CCIA Launches Disruptive Technology Project Dubbed DisCo
June 4, 2012
Today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is launching a new project focused on vigorously promoting policies that support disruptive competition and innovation. The Dis...
House Subcommittee Gets Facts On International Efforts To Control Internet
May 31, 2012
There has been a growing push over the past decade by some other countries to exert international control over the Internet. The tech industry joins those who are concerned about upcoming efforts to u...
CCIA Testifies In Support Of GPS Act
May 17, 2012
The tech industry is welcoming legislation Congress is proposing to update our outdated electronic privacy laws – written before almost anyone carried cell phones. Today Computer & Communication...
Senate Approves FCC Nominees
May 7, 2012
The Senate has finally cleared the way for two former senate advisors to fill two empty seats on the FCC. The nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, and Ajit Pai, a Republican, to become FCC ...