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Websites and the “Natural Monopoly” Myth

Over the past few years there has been a tendency, especially by those in the financial press, to play it fast and loose with economic jargon. Buzzwords replace actual understanding of issues and the ...
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  • Competition
  • Telecom

AT&T Swallows Competition – Haven’t We Seen this Movie Before?

This all seems eerily familiar.  AT&T uses JP Morgan’s money to buy-out up-start competitors.  The firm argues to antitrust authorities that its monopolist tendencies will provide the benefit ...
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  • Privacy & Security
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  • Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity recs from House GOP, CCIA

Cybersecurity has been the national security topic du jour for months.  Earlier this year then CIA Director Leon Pannetta warned of the potential of a “cyber Pearl Harbor”, while in May the Ob...
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  • Privacy & Security
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Verizon’s New Privacy Policies Alarming

Earlier this week, Verizon and Verizon Wireless began sending notices to their customers announcing a change to the privacy practices of the companies and a new program of targeted advertising. The le...
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  • Patent Reform & Copyright
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Literature Review: Patent Litigation Popularity

Another recent article, cleverly titled, Of Trolls, Davids, Goliaths, and Kings: Narratives and Evidence in the Litigation of High-Tech Patents, seeks to quantify the most popular “type” of pate...
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  • Patent Reform & Copyright
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Series on Venue Shopping and the Eastern District of Texas Part 2

The Big Question: Why are so many patent cases brought to Marshall?There are three probable explanations for why cases are taken to Marshall so often: plaintiff-friendly juries, the “rocket docket�...
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  • Patent Reform & Copyright
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In Depth: Recent Reform Damages Proposals Part 2

Yesterday we talked about how the 2007 legislation would have helped deal with growing patent damage awards. We’re focusing on the 2007 legislation now as it had stronger provisions to deal with som...
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  • Patent Reform & Copyright
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The Expanding Twilight Zone of Abstract Uncertainty

Monday, June 28 was the day the U.S. Supreme Court was to decide the patent case of the century, Bilski v. Kappos, and bring clarity to the debacle of the 1998 State Street Bank decision. In State...
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Border Security Bill Reignites Call For Immigration Reform

While prospects for Congressional action on comprehensive immigration reform this year remain bleak, there has been some action on narrower immigration bills.  CCIA has supported and continues to sup...

CCIA Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee Updates To Privacy Laws

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved reforms to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. The updates, which still need to be passed by the full Senate and House, will more clearly exte...

CCIA Files Friend of Court Briefs in Napster Case

Washington, DC- Today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) joined with others in industry and the technology community in filing two amicus curiae briefs in the Napster v. A...

Microsoft Admits its Monopolist Behavior, Offers Only Cosmetic Changes

Washington, DC- Microsoft today announced that it is changing it licensing agreement for Windows XP with OEMs in response to findings by the Federal Courts that its current practices are illegal. The ...