Washington – Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy announced today that he was taking the patent reform bill off the committee’s agenda. The move was a massive setback to the nationwide chorus of calls for reform after patent trolls expanded their targets in recent years to companies across a wide range of industries. Oddly, Leahy cited…
DetailsWashington – The USA Freedom Act is now scheduled for floor action this week under a closed rule. This is unfortunate since this bill needs improvement. The following can be attributed to Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black: “This very important legislation will impact the civil liberties, freedom and security of every…
DetailsThe news late Friday that two of the great companies of our era decided to settle ongoing patent litigation over smart phones is welcome news for consumers and the technology industry. CCIA would rather see companies like this compete on innovation – not in the courtroom. Patent lawsuits too often sidetrack tech company executives, but…
DetailsWashington – The FCC is now seeking public comment on what rules should be developed to protect the Open Internet. At the meeting today staff noted that all protection has lapsed since a court ruling overturning the 2010 Open Internet Rule. FCC Chairman Wheeler said “nothing in this Open Internet proposal authorizes paid prioritization” of…
DetailsWashington – In a crucial vote that impacts all mobile phone users and those who access the Internet through a wireless connection, the FCC adopted rules for its upcoming 600 MHz spectrum incentive auction that include partial reserve blocks, for which the two dominant carriers may not be eligible in all markets. While today’s decision…
DetailsWashington – The implications of the European court ruling yesterday are huge, and are raising questions from Internet users around the world about how the decision might be used and misused to promote censorship. The ruling by Europe’s highest court means that any individual there can demand that thousands of Internet companies remove links to…
DetailsBrussels – The EU’s highest court has issued a ruling Tuesday on a case that has been dubbed the “right to be forgotten” on the Internet. The ruling means people can demand links and information leading to links be taken down by search engines and other companies that provide online links. The Computer & Communications…
DetailsWashington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has supported disruptive competition and innovation for more than 40 years. Today it launched a website, ConsumerTVChoice.net, to promote competition and choice in the so-called TV set-top box marketplace. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has supported Congress’s renewal of Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, which…
DetailsThis week, the Department of Homeland Security announced the publication of two rules: one to extend employment authorization to spouses of certain H-1B workers, and another to enhance opportunities for highly-skilled workers by removing obstacles to their remaining in the United States. DHS characterized these rules as “part of the Administration’s continuing commitment to attract…
DetailsThis is an necessary category.
This is an non-necessary category.
