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June 20, 2024
AI Act Lacks Genuine Risk-Based Approach, Reveals New Study With Concrete Fixes
Brussels, BELGIUM – The EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act suffers from critical shortcomings, according to a legal analysis published today. Despite assurances from the European Commission and...
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June 18, 2024
CCIA to Testify on 3 California Tech Bills
Sacramento, Calif. – As California legislators consider several tech-focused bills, including proposals regulating artificial intelligence and reporting mechanisms for cyberbullying, the Computer &a...
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June 18, 2024
Economy Stands to Lose GDP and Jobs if Antitrust Legislation Passes, Report Finds
Washington – The U.S. could suffer a staggering $123 billion GDP loss and the elimination of 346,000 jobs within just the first year if states enact draconian antitrust laws like the New York Twenty...
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June 12, 2024
Tech Associations’ letter to House Homeland Security Committee on Government Competition, Security for Software Contracts
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Software & Information Industry Association penned a letter signed by three other associations ahead of a House Commit...
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June 12, 2024
U.S. House Reintroduces Bill Enabling Trademark Owners to Target U.S. Companies, Empower Foreign Luxury Companies
Washington – Leaders of the House Committee on the Judiciary have reintroduced the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce Act (“SHOP SAFE Act”). Simi...
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June 10, 2024
CCIA Joins Industry Partners in Call for U.S. Administration Action in Response to Canada’s Digital Services Tax
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined ten other trade associations in sending a letter urging the Biden Administration to address Canada’s imminent digital ser...
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June 5, 2024
CCIA Opposes Proposed New York Bill to Change Social Media for Young Users
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association today submitted a memo of opposition to S. 7694A/A.8148A, a bill currently under consideration by the New York State Legislature. ...
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June 4, 2024
CCIA Statement ahead of Senate Hearing Wednesday on Competition and Economic Resiliency
Washington – The Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust has scheduled a Wednesday hearing on "Strengthening U.S. Economic Leadership: The Role of Competition in Enhancing Economic Resiliency." T...
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June 4, 2024
CCIA Responds to Regulatory Requirement to Fund Canadian Content
Washington – Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released a decision that would require certain streaming providers to contribute 5% of their revenue to fun...
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May 30, 2024
CCIA Urges Vermont Governor Scott to Veto H.121
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association today wrote to Vermont Governor Phil Scott urging him to veto H.121, a bill that would establish the Vermont Data Privacy Act and ...
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May 28, 2024
CCIA Files Amicus Brief asking to Uphold Ruling based on bad faith Patent filings in Idaho
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief at the Federal Circuit asking it to uphold a ruling that an Idaho bad faith patent law is not preempte...
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May 23, 2024
CCIA Applauds USTR Focus on Digital Services Taxes, Urges Action if Passed Into Law
Washington – During the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Commission meetings in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) again raised the issue of Canada’s d...