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New Economic Impact Analysis Reveals Cost of Proposed Tech Regulations Would Total up to $109 Billion for Public Sector Workers; $1.02 Trillion for U.S. Investors

Competition, Jobs & Innovation, News & Events

Washington – A new economic impact analysis by the Computer & Communications Industry Association reveals that proposed regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992 and H.R. 3816 would come at a major cost for U.S. investors and pension plan members such as teachers, firefighters, and nurses. Troubling findings show that by the late 2030s, increased…

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May 20, 2022 | Yahoo! News
Conservatives fume over tech industry’s ‘shadow docket’ play
May 19, 2022 | The Hill
Hillicon Valley — Google’s ad dominance in the crosshairs
May 19, 2022 | KXAN-TV
Conservatives, liberals warn about 5th Circuit Court lifting injunction against Texas’ social media law
May 19, 2022 | The Hill
Tech industry, advocacy groups join forces to oppose Texas social media law
May 19, 2022 | The Houston Chronicle
Foes of new Texas social media law say video of Buffalo mass shooting exposes its blind spot
May 18, 2022 | Yahoo! News
Tech companies removed the Buffalo shooting manifesto. A Texas law could make that illegal.
May 18, 2022 | The Washington Post
Texas, 12 states fire back at tech industry in Supreme Court filings
May 17, 2022 | Fast Company
Why the Texas social media law just became a big headache for Big Tech
April 01, 2022 | Above the Law
Basically Everyone Tells Senators Tillis & Leahy That The SMART Copyright Act Is An Incredibly Dumb Copyright Act
March 30, 2022 | [your]NEWS
U.S. Chamber sides with Facebook in antitrust appeal
March 29, 2022 | The Hill
Biden administration boosts support for antitrust efforts
March 28, 2022 | IQ Stock Market
US Chamber sides with Facebook in antitrust appeal
March 28, 2022 | The Southern Maryland Chronicle
Study: Antitrust legislation could cost the U.S. economy $319B
March 26, 2022 | Communications Today
Big Tech now regulated like banks, says EU antitrust chief
March 25, 2022 | The News
US, EU agree new pact on data transfers, but lawsuits loom
March 25, 2022 | Frontpage - News Update
U.S., EU Reach Preliminary Deal on Data Privacy
March 09, 2022 | EcommerceBytes
Ecommerce Companies Oppose ‘Shop Safe’ Legislation
March 08, 2022 | POLITICO
Russia’s AI industry faces collapse
March 08, 2022 | Inside Radio
Court Challenge To Maryland Ad Tax Mostly Comes Up Short.
February 23, 2022 | Luxembourg Times
EU unveils rules to force firms to hand over product data

CCIA Opposes FISA Reauthorization Amendments Act

News & Events, Privacy & Security

Washington — Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence marked up and favorably reported out the FISA Reauthorization Amendments Act, H.R. 4478, which is meant to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The Computer & Communications Industry Association opposes the legislation as reported out by the committee. The FISA Reauthorization Amendments…

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CCIA, Over 80 Organizations Warn of Irreparable Damage to be Caused by Copyright Directive

Blog, EU, News & Events, Patent Reform & Copyright

Brussels — Over 80 organisations, including the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), warn EU Countries in a short statement that current negotiations on the proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market are on the verge of causing irreparable damage to Europe’s fundamental rights, economy, competitiveness, education, research, innovation, creativity and…

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EU Commission Publishes Communication on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

EU, News & Events, Patent Reform & Copyright

Brussels — The European Commission has published a Communication today, providing guidance on the enforcement of intellectual property rights online and offline across the European Union. With this Communication, the European Commission clarifies its views in a balanced manner on some provisions of the Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (“IPRED”) interpreted…

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Does Competition Law Need an Update for Online Markets? Hot Topics, Trends and Perspectives in Competition Policy

CCIA, Competition, EU, News & Events

On November 30, CCIA, the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will host a joint conference discussing some of today’s most frequently asked questions: Does competition law enforcement require an update for online markets? How well does enforcement work in internet markets and is there a need to get better at factoring…

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CCIA Announces New Hires In Washington and Brussels Offices

CCIA, EU, News & Events, Privacy & Security, Taxes & Trade, Telecom & Wireless, US

Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association is announcing new hires  in both its DC and Brussels Offices. Alexandre Roure starts Monday, November 27th in CCIA’s Brussels office, as Senior Manager, Public Policy, and Rachael Stelly recently joined CCIA’s Washington office as Policy Manager. Roure will be managing CCIA advocacy in Europe on data…

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