Brussels, BELGIUM — Advocate General Nils Wahl delivered his opinion in the Coty Germany case (Case C-230/16). The case deals with contractual provisions a producer of luxury cosmetics imposed on his authorized retailer, prohibiting the latter the sale of products on open online marketplaces. The key question pending in front of the Court of Justice…
Washington — The International Trade Commission should reject Qualcomm’s request to block Apple devices from reaching the market, according to comments filed today by the Computer & Communications Industry Association. The ITC is accepting comments on Qualcomm’s request that the ITC ban importation and sale of Apple mobile devices that don’t use a Qualcomm processor.…
Washington — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced plans to shut down the State Department’s cyber office, which coordinates with other countries on issues ranging from international hacking to cybersecurity. The Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues will be folded into Department’s economic bureau and its head will no longer report to the Secretary…
Today a French court deferred to the EU’s highest court the question of whether a French “right to be forgotten” ruling should apply to online search results globally.Essentially the EU’s top court will now have to decide if the balance between the right to free expression and the right to privacy should be struck by…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today CCIA and other industry associations renewed their calls for focused EU legislation banning forced data localization in the EU. Read the joint statement here.
Washington, D.C. — The Computer & Communications Industry Association has submitted comments urging the Federal Communications Commission not to abandon its net neutrality rules. The FCC made a landmark decision two years ago to use its authority to protect the internet from discriminatory behavior by the biggest incumbent broadband companies. Just last year, a…
Washington — Internet users and businesses that rely on internet access are staging a day of protest against the FCC’s plans to abdicate its role in protecting consumers and businesses from discrimination online. Battle for the Net has organized a day of action in hopes of raising awareness about what’s at stake, and the Computer…
The European Commission announced a record fine after a 7 year investigation comparing Google and some online shopping competitors. For more than four decades, the Computer & Communications Industry Association has vigorously supported enforcement of antitrust laws when dynamic markets, consumers or innovation was being harmed. Tech companies are watching to gage whether it is…
Washington — As the demand for mobile data skyrockets, the FCC is considering how to remove barriers for high speed internet access from cell phone towers to smaller cells to improve mobile coverage. The Computer & Communications Industry Association told the FCC in comments filed today that providers need flexibility in how they build out…
