The onslaught of innovative technologies utilizing the vast capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), including the vast amounts of data processed and produced by AI, has sparked a flurry of legislative activity across the nation. With more than 400 state-level proposals aimed at regulating AI deployment and an additional 500 state-level [...]
While the global digital economy holds great promise for ACT | The App Association member companies, our members face a diverse array of challenges when entering or operating in new markets. These take the form of laws, regulations, policies, or practices that are often put into place to protect domestic [...]
On March 6, 2024, ACT | The App Association led a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the dissonance between Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and recent arguments to enable broad rights to repair consumer devices. We were joined by experts Devlin Hartline, Legal Fellow, Hudson [...]
On March 21, the Department of Justice (DoJ) joined 16 state attorneys general to sue Apple for monopolization of the “performance smartphone” (or if the court doesn’t buy that, the “smartphone”) market. The complaint includes five counts of alleged monopolization that superficially appeal to consumer welfare, the current legal standard. [...]
WASHINGTON - ACT | The App Association today released the following statement after Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers released the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024. “The App Association’s members have been calling for a federal privacy law for [...]