ACT | The App Association and Other Leading Groups Detail SEP Licensing Policy Priorities and Actions in Memo to Biden-Harris Administration

Prior to taking office on January 20, President Joseph Biden outlined a strategy and vision for economic growth in the United States centered around a manufacturing future that is “Made in All of America.” In response to this strategy, ACT | The App Association along with Computer & Communications Industry [...]

By |2021-10-05T11:24:35-04:00October 4th, 2021|Blog, FRAND, Open Standards, Patents, Policy, Tech Regulation|

Sideloading Apps: Mandating That Software Platforms Allow It Will Cost Copyright Owners and Their Customers

In general, mobile device users in the United States download their apps through app stores that come preinstalled on their devices’ operating systems. For most Americans, that means they are shopping on the Apple App Store on iOS, or the Google Play store on Android. Operating systems and app stores [...]

By |2021-09-17T12:19:54-04:00September 17th, 2021|App Economy, Blog, Innovation and IP, Piracy, Policy|

ACT | The App Association Shares Perspectives on Legislative Proposals to Modernize the FTC

Recently, Graham Dufault, senior director of public policy, shared perspectives from ACT | The App Association and its members in a U.S. House of Representatives hearing before the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) oversight. The Subcommittee held this hearing to discuss [...]

By |2021-08-24T13:47:47-04:00August 24th, 2021|Blog, Competition, Patents, Policy, Privacy, Tech Regulation|

404 Error: How Legislation Intended to Grow the App Economy Could End Up Hurting It— Part 2

Over the last several years, regulators, Congress, and most recently state legislatures, have been taking a hard look at “big tech” companies, the relationship they have with small businesses, like our members, and have raised concerns about competition in the digital market. We also have concerns. Real-life concerns that transcend [...]

By |2021-07-22T12:19:15-04:00July 22nd, 2021|App Economy, Blog, Competition, Policy, Privacy, Tech Regulation|
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