Today, Congress considers two key issues affecting companies in the mobile economy at the House Energy and Commerce hearing on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight and Senate Commerce hearing on the FCC’s privacy proposal. ACT | The App Association recently addressed these topics in a filing with the Department of Commerce, explaining [...]
Most Americans have access to paid television, and consumers who subscribe to these services by cable or satellite – provided by what the FCC calls multichannel video programming distributors, or MVPDs – use a device commonly called a “set-top box” in their homes to connect to these services. Rather recently, [...]
Last week, ACT | The App Association hosted the Connected Health Demo, drawing nearly 200 senior Congressional and agency staff to the Rayburn House Office Building foyer. Leading connected health companies from around the globe flew in for the event. These included AirStrip, Avizia, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Cisco, GE Care [...]
Last week, ACT | The App Association responded to the U.S. Copyright Office's request for comment regarding the operation of section 1201 of Title 17, including the triennial rulemaking process established under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Prior to the passage of the DMCA, there was widespread agreement that [...]
On February 16, ACT | The App Association submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office regarding the role of copyright law with respect to software-enabled consumer products. Representing over 5,000 app companies and software firms creating and licensing digital content that fuel a $120 billion mobile app economy, ACT | [...]
