Study Adds To Link Between Venture Capitalist Investment, Legal Certainty On Copyright Liability For U.S. Cloud Computing Companies

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A new economic study adds to evidence that more legal certainty about liability can lead to increased venture capitalist investment in a growing industry — cloud computing. Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner, whose research often focuses on venture capital investment and innovation, has examined the impact of the 2008 Cartoon Network v. Cablevision decision,…

Senate Introduces Resolution Opposing More Online Sales Tax Legislation

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The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and his co-sponsors, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Sen. Mark Begich, D-AK, for introducing S. Res. 309, a bipartisan resolution opposing any Congressional legislation granting state governments authority to impose new burdensome…

CCIA Welcomes Increased Scrutiny of China’s Internet Restrictions

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The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds today’s action by the United States Trade Representative requesting detailed information regarding China’s Internet restrictions. Using an official process provided for by the WTO treaty, the USTR asked a detailed array of questions on how Chinese information restrictions operate. CCIA has long articulated the need to treat such…

CCIA Applauds Passage of Trade Agreements

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Congress has passed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama a day ahead of a meeting between South Korea’s president and President Obama Thursday. The bipartisan vote comes after five years of delays. The Computer & Communications Industry Association praised the bipartisan cooperation that allowed measures to offset harm to some sectors from the…

CCIA’s Objections To Another Online Sales Tax Bill

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The Computer & Communications Industry Association opposes the Marketplace Equity Act, a new bill introduced today by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., and Rep. Jackie Speier, Calif., that would allow states that have fulfilled certain simplification requirements to require out-of-state retailers to collect sales and use taxes on purchases made to residents of their states —…

CCIA Mourns The Loss Of A Leader

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The following statement can be attributed to Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black: “We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Steve Jobs. His entrepreneurial leadership transformed Apple from an afterthought into arguably the most successful high tech company in history. He challenged the status quo, went against…

ECPA Reform Event: Party Like It's 1986

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On October 20, join Google, Facebook, ACLU, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Competitive Enterprise Institute, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), TechFreedom, and Americans for Tax Reform for happy hour inspired by the privacy protections of ECPA — Party Like It’s 1986. Event Info: When: Thursday October 20, 2011 5:00pm to 8:00pm Where: Top of…