U.S. House Subcommittee To Review Copyright Law Critical To U.S. Economy

News & Events, Patent Reform & Copyright

Washington – As part of its ongoing review of U.S. copyright law, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Internet is holding a hearing Thursday on the legal framework that supports both copyright holders and Internet service providers. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbors sought to balance access to information online with rightsholders’ request that…

CCIA Supports STELA, But Not Anti-competitive Amendment On TV Set Top Boxes

Competition, News & Events, Telecom & Wireless

Washington – The House Energy & Commerce Communications subcommittee will hold a hearing today to consider legislation from its chairman, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., that would reauthorize a law setting the rules for satellite subscribers to access broadcast television. The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act expires at the end of this year. While there…