April 16, 2024 House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on the Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda; the Imperative for Support of Startups, Small Businesses, and Entrepreneurs in the Global Digital Economy
Why Has the U.S. Trade Representative Stopped Supporting Small Business Digital Trade?
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 [...]
Issue Brief: DoJ’s Lawsuit Against Apple Puts Big Company Complaints Over Small Biz Interests
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. [...]
Lights, Camera, ACTion: Member Company Vēmos Before Congress
A few weeks ago, the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations on the House Committee on Small Businesses led a hearing titled “Navigating Regulations: Alternative Pathways to Investing in Small Businesses.” The hearing examined how preexisting and forthcoming government regulations affect small businesses' access to capital. One of the witnesses [...]
Begging the Question Again: What’s a Better Alternative than the Online Marketplace Model?
With the tide of Digital Markets Act (DMA)-style regulatory proposals abating somewhat in Congress, antitrust maximalists have turned to the courts to continue their war on online marketplaces. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) case against Amazon takes aim at the same procompetitive marketplace management activities that are the center of [...]