Washington — The 9th Circuit today overturned a district court decision by Judge Lucy Koh, holding that Qualcomm had not violated the antitrust laws by refusing to license competitors in violation of its contractual obligation to do so, by refusing to sell chips unless the customer first took a patent license, and by engaging in…
Washington — The Australian government has announced that the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC) has released its draft Mandatory News Media Bargaining Code of Conduct that regulates digital platforms´ commercial relationships with Australian media companies. The Australian Government has decided that these new regulations will only be applicable to Google and Facebook. The Computer…
Washington — The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has filed a petition with the FCC asking it to issue a rulemaking clarifying Section 230 intermediary protections for what users say and do online. NTIA was required to file the petition by President Trump’s May 28th Executive Order aimed at social media companies, and could result…
Washington — A Morning Consult poll shows Americans have found value in a range of tech services they are using even more frequently during the pandemic. The poll, commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry Association, showed how important consumers found video chat, video streaming, food delivery services and the range of services gaining popularity.…
Washington — Over the weekend, members of Congress and those who worked with Congressman John Lewis offered praise for his achievements as a leader for human rights. Outrage over Lewis’s beating during a 1965 civil rights march helped unite the nation against racial segregation, and Lewis continued as a leading voice for peace, law, order,…
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a landmark ruling today that invalidates Privacy Shield, a key legal mechanism which thousands of companies use to transfer commercial data from the EU to the United States. The CJEU ruled that the Privacy Shield decision does not comply with EU law. Among other things,…
Washington – The U.S. Trade Representative has asked stakeholders for feedback as part of its investigation into various overseas digital taxes, which target U.S. companies. USTR is already investigating a French digital tax and announced suspended tariffs when and if the tax is collected against U.S. companies early next year. The Computer and Communications Industry…
Washington — The Computer and Communications Industry Association and INCOMPAS filed comments with the FCC today asking the Commission to initiate a rulemaking on the 12 GHz band of spectrum, which has valuable uses for 5G wireless services. The letter was filed in response to an application for modifications from SpaceX, which, if granted, would…
Washington — USTR has announced sanctions against France that will remain suspended until France starts collecting duties under the French digital services tax. This follows USTR’s conclusion in the Section 301 investigation into the French tax that the tax discriminated against US firms. Several countries are in various stages of implementing digital taxes targeted at…
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