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December 10, 2020
Senate Judiciary Considers Controversial Copyright And Section 230 Legislation
Washington -- Controversial legislation combining flawed copyright and Section 230 bills was considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee today before being withdrawn.
The Computer & Communicat...
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December 9, 2020
CCIA Response To States’ and FTC Action Regarding Facebook
The following can be attributed to Computer & Communications Industry Association President Matt Schruers:
“CCIA strongly supports antitrust enforcement when consumers are harmed. However, th...
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December 8, 2020
CCIA Applauds Senate Commerce Attention To Data Transfer Solutions
Washington -- The Senate Commerce Committee holds its hearing “The Invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows,” Wednesday to examine the economic impact of...
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December 7, 2020
CCIA Expresses Concern With Copyright Proposal In Spending Bill
Washington -- Reports indicate there may be a package combining several pieces of proposed intellectual property legislation with a spending bill that must be signed by December 11th. The intellectual...
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December 3, 2020
CCIA Welcomes European Democracy Action Plan Objectives
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today the European Commission published its European Democracy Action Plan covering topics including transparency in political content, disinformation, and media freedom and plura...
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December 2, 2020
CCIA Files Supreme Court Amicus On Arthrex Patent Issues
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief in an upcoming Supreme Court case involving the status of Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges. The Court gra...
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November 25, 2020
The European Commission Proposes New EU Data Sharing Rules, Expands Restrictions for International Transfers of Certain Data
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published a new proposal today, the Data Governance Act, to facilitate data sharing among public and private organisations. The legislative proposal also s...
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November 20, 2020
Oxford Economics presents study on digital services in the EU, offers recommendations for upcoming Digital Services Act
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Oxford Economics has released a study examining digital services in Europe. The study investigates how digital services weave into Europe’s economy and society and explores onli...
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November 16, 2020
Facebook, Twitter CEOs To Testify On Content Moderation
Washington -- The Senate Judiciary Committee will question CEOs of Twitter and Facebook Tuesday in what may be a postmortem on how digital services handled the election. Before the election, both CEOs...
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November 16, 2020
CCIA Weighs In On European Commission Request For Input On Trade Strategy
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the European Commission as it crafts a trade strategy for the digital age. The EC consultancy is an opp...
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November 13, 2020
CCIA Statement on Selection of Ron Klain as Chief of Staff
Washington -- President-Elect Joe Biden has named Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff. Klain, who previously served as Biden’s chief of staff while vice president, is a longtime aide and adv...