Washington — The U.S. Trade Representative has released its reports in the Section 301 investigations into the digital services taxes (DSTs) of the United Kingdom, Spain, and Austria. USTR concluded that these taxes were discriminatory against U.S. tech firms, and are inconsistent with prevailing principles of international taxation, and burden U.S. commerce. This follows last…
Washington — The FCC has voted to approve Chairman Pai’s proposal and begin the process of removing the FCC’s current authority to intervene if an Internet Service Provider creates toll lanes on the internet and discriminates against similar content for a fee. The 2-1 party-line vote takes the first step to unravel the historic net…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to announce it has hired Joshua Landau as patent counsel. Landau will be the lead blogger for CCIA’s Patent Progress, advocate for patent reform and handle CCIA’s regulatory and legal work on patents. Landau joined CCIA from WilmerHale, where he represented clients in patent litigation,…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Bulgarian MEP Mariya Gabriel has been officially nominated to take over the European Commissioner post responsible for society and the digital economy. The European Parliament will now need to approve her appointment and portfolio previously handled by European Commissioner Günther Oettinger, now responsible for EU budget issues. The Computer & Communications Industry…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed a joint amicus brief Monday night in a copyright case. The previous ruling, if left unchanged, could threaten important liability protections for some internet sites that review user-posted content before it appears online. CCIA joined several of its members and other tech companies in asking…
Washington — CCIA and the i2Coalition sent a letter congratulating US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The Senate approved his nomination Thursday with an 82-14 vote. The letter noted the digital economy is a leading sector of US trade, and the increasing challenges US companies face when other countries censor or exert controls over the internet…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today DG Competition published its final report on the E-commerce Sector Inquiry. The sector inquiry was launched in May 2015 as part of the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy. Its aim is to identify competition concerns in European e-commerce markets and private barriers to the completion of a digital single market. As…
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