Event Recap: AppCon 2024
Each year, members of ACT | The App Association fly into DC for four days of policy education and advocacy on Capitol Hill. This year, AppCon was particularly special; it's been five years [...]
The Booksellers’ Motion in FTC v. Amazon Highlights the FTC’s Anti-Small Business Antitrust Activity
In anticipation of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) response to the American Bookseller Association’s (ABA’s) motion to intervene in its case against Amazon today, Morgan Reed, president of ACT | [...]
Ahead of Thursday’s Scheduled Markup of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, ACT | The App Association Calls for Increased Protections for Small Businesses
On Thursday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce is scheduled to markup three bills, including the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 authored by Rep. Cathy McMorris [...]
Decoding SEP Licensing: A Comprehensive Guide for the IoT and AI Revolutions
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and policymakers alike often find the standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape to be a difficult, dense, and confusing topic to understand. However, as the Internet [...]
The Four Ps of Privacy: Small Businesses’ Unified Call for a Thoughtful Federal Privacy Bill
In the absence of a national privacy law, disparate and misaligned approaches to protecting individuals' privacy continue to evolve and conflict with the most effective approaches to privacy and security [...]
SME Developers Seek Clarification on DSA: A Call for Dialogue and Enhanced Protections
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) developers find themselves at a crucial juncture, navigating the complexities of the Digital Services Act (DSA). While [...]