ACT has been a leading proponent of legislation that helps protect manufacturers from companies who use stolen software to compete unfairly. These are known broadly as unfair competition or unfair trade practices laws. These laws empower manufacturers to seek damages against foreign competitors that use unlicensed, or pirated, products in [...]
I see articles on the patent system nearly every day. Some are well-reasoned discussions about how patents and innovation intersect, some discuss issues the tech industry faces from poor quality patents, and others are simply rants by those claiming their industry would fare better outside the patent system. Most days [...]
Today's settlement reached by the FTC to address COPPA violations by the Emily's Girls series of mobile apps is a positive outcome for developers. The safety and privacy of children in the mobile marketplace is of paramount importance to app developers and we welcome the Commission's vigorous enforcement in this [...]
Today I wrote the FCC to express support for the AT&T-T-Mobile merger because it would greatly help app developers. The spectrum crunch is forcing carriers to throttle speeds for high data users. These are the kind of users that buy apps and contribute to the explosive growth in the apps [...]
[Crossposted at Huffington Post] The next time you download a mobile app, think about the company that produced it. If you guessed it came from a large, California-based company, you're likely wrong. Most mobile apps are actually created by small companies from all across the country. These are the findings [...]