Washington — Those leading the lobbying efforts against meaningful patent reform legislation are now supporting a bill that could actually make it easier for patent trolls to extort money – known as the TROL Act. A House subcommittee referred the bill to the full House Energy and Commerce Committee after a hearing this morning. Though…
Washington – An independent federal privacy watchdog group has issued its latest surveillance report saying that NSA’s surveillance targeting those outside the U.S. appears to be legal, although there was some disagreement about far reforms should go. The members of the president’s independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board still urged better safeguards. Back in…
Washington — In response to reports that the Obama Administration is considering appointing Philip Johnson, Johnson & Johnson’s head of intellectual property, to be director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the following statement may be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Ed Black: “The Obama Administration has been a strong and vocal supporter of efforts…
Washington – The Supreme Court has reversed a case brought by the TV broadcast industry against an innovative Internet startup, Aereo. The case could have broad implications for Internet users’ cloud services from email to legal movie storage. Many companies rely on the legal underpinnings of the case involving Aereo, which provides dime-sized antennas for…
Washington – In a unanimous ruling the Supreme Court said today that searching an individual’s smartphone constitutes a search and police would need a warrant to check someone’s smartphone during an arrest. The following can be attributed to Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black: “This is a crucial ruling…
Washington — Congress is hearing Americans’ complaints about wireless Internet access and some are calling for change with new legislation to improve spectrum use efficiency. A new Senate bill joins other government initiatives aimed at freeing up underutilized spectrum blocks. While Internet access has become essential to Americans’ daily life and work, mobile access is…
Washington – The Supreme Court issued its ruling today in a key case examining the patent eligibility of software. In a unanimous ruling the court offered some guidance on what an abstract idea is and said that implementing an abstract idea on a generic computer is not an invention eligible for a patent. The Alice v.…
Washington – Legislation that would prevent the government from searching peoples’ emails without a warrant is a step closer to the finish line. The House bill known as the Email Privacy Act now has 218 bipartisan co-sponsors as of last night. That’s the number needed to pass if the House brings it up for a…
Washington – Important issues related to Internet interconnection practices and policies have arisen anew in both Congress and the FCC. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy offered legislation Tuesday aimed at halting a growing practice that has Open Internet advocates concerned — paid prioritization of Internet traffic delivery. The legislation would…
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