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Press Releases

  • Praise for the Register of Copyrights March 20, 2013
    Executive Director of the Association for Competitive Technology Morgan Reed issued a statement today in support of steps proposed by the Register of Copyrights to initiate a review of intellectual property law. ACT applauds the Register of Copyrights for recognizing the need to review intellectual property law in the evolving environment of the digital economy. [...]
  • COPPA – IMPROVED FOR BIG COMPANIES, NOT FOR EDUCATION STARTUPS December 19, 2012
    Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that addresses many of the concerns of industry.   In response to the new rules, Association for Competitive Technology Executive Director Morgan Reed made the following statement: Final Rule Makes Important Changes for Large Companies and Platforms “ACT and the [...]
  • ACT RESPONDS TO FTC REPORT ON “MOBILE APPS FOR KIDS” December 10, 2012
    Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission released a new report entitled “Mobile Apps for Kids” that highlighted a persistent privacy transparency gap on mobile apps for children. During their press conference, the FTC highlighted the Association for Competitive Technology’s education and transparency efforts as “promising.” In response to the report, Association for Competitive Technology Executive [...]

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Policy Analysis – The Entrepreneur’s Perspective

ACT analyzes new legislation, regulation and litigation for their effect on the environment for innovation and growth among entrepreneurs. Through its TEQI and Tech Environmental Impact Studies, ACT provides in-depth analysis for a wide range of proposed policy changes.

  • HR 5418 – U.S. District Court Patent Pilot Program January 22, 2009
    Tech Environmental Impact Statement HR 5418 – U.S. District Court Patent Pilot Program Rep. Darrell Issa Introduced, January 4, 2007 Legislative Background Representative Darrell Issa’s legislation aims to increase judicial expertise on patent cases. Most federal judges hear a wide variety of cases and therefore lack the proficiency to handle increasingly technical patent claims. This [...]
  • French DADVSI Copyright Law April 8, 2008
  • S. 156 – The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act January 18, 2007
    Tech Environmental Impact Statement S. 156 – The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act Sponsors: Senators Wyden, McCain, and Sununu Status: Introduced Jan. 4, 2007 Legislative Background S. 156 makes permanent the existing temporary moratorium on Internet access taxes. Current law prevents states and cities from taxing consumers for the communications services they rely on for [...]

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