Industry groups announced a new partnership today designed to provide information to consumers on copyright violations – including notices when their Internet account is being used to view or distribute infringing content. The Copyright Alert System is a joint project by some Internet Access Providers and some content providers. It will set up a Center…
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney is leaving as head of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice next month to join a law firm, according to various news reports. After a decade of inaction on antitrust cases, Varney’s appointment by President Obama was seen as a sign that the government would once again take…
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney is leaving as head of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice next month to join a law firm, according to various news reports. After a decade of inaction on antitrust cases, Varney’s appointment by President Obama was seen as a sign that the government would once again take…
CCIA will be hosting events in July to celebrate the release its latest two publications, “Fair Use in the U.S. Economy: 2011” and “Public Policy for the Cloud: How Policymakers Can Enable Cloud Computing”. The details are below: Monday, July 11 Fair Use to the U.S. Economy: 2011 Cannon Building Caucus Room 12:30pm – 2:00pm…
As Washington debates ways to address the growing demand for broadband spectrum, an innovative company has an out of this world solution – if only it can overcome objections from other licensees to get the technology to market. Today the Computer & Communications Industry Association called on the FCC to help seek a win-win spectrum…
The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes the news that the Senate Finance Committee will finally move forward with a mock markup on the three pending free trade agreements (FTAs) with Korea, Panama and Colombia. The markup would also include an extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), a program that has long been an important…
Today the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, invalidating a California law which purported to restrict the sale of violent video games to minors. Seven members of the Court voted to strike down the law. Justice Scalia wrote the opinion for the majority. Since many video games are…
The announcement that the FTC is seeking additional information from Google confirms various news reports that it is initiating an antitrust investigation. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has been the leading technology industry advocate for strong yet balanced competition policy since its founding nearly 40 years ago. Historic antitrust rulings against IBM and AT&T…
Late last month, consumer groups, individuals, antitrust experts, state regulators and businesses told the FCC that AT&T’s proposal to takeover T-Mobile would hurt competition and wireless service quality and raise prices. AT&T responded, and today these groups had a chance to point out the holes in AT&T’s latest arguments in their FCC filings. The Computer…
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