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Event Recap: Section 1201 and Consumer Right to Repair
On March 6, 2024, ACT | The App Association led a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the dissonance between Section 1201 of the [...]
Issue Brief: DoJ’s Lawsuit Against Apple Puts Big Company Complaints Over Small Biz Interests
On March 21, the Department of Justice (DoJ) joined 16 state attorneys general to sue Apple for monopolization of the “performance smartphone” (or if [...]
Lights, Camera, ACTion: Member Company Vēmos Before Congress
A few weeks ago, the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations on the House Committee on Small Businesses led a hearing titled “Navigating Regulations: [...]
AI Can Make a Difference for Healthcare, but It Needs Support
The American healthcare system desperately needs support. The American population is aging, and life expectancy is increasing, with those 65 or older accounting for [...]
Begging the Question Again: What’s a Better Alternative than the Online Marketplace Model?
With the tide of Digital Markets Act (DMA)-style regulatory proposals abating somewhat in Congress, antitrust maximalists have turned to the courts to continue their [...]
They Thought it Was a Goner, but the App Came Back the Very Next Day
In the famous children’s song by Laurie Berkner, the narrator goes to cartoonish lengths to rid themselves of the eponymous cat, only to have [...]
The No AI FRAUD Act: Good Intentions, Flawed Execution
Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has been shown to support small business innovation in several ways. For example, small companies use GAI in ways that [...]
ACT | The App Association statement from founder Mike Sax regarding the 7 March deadline for gatekeepers to comply with the DMA
Statement from Mike Sax, founder and chairperson of ACT | The App Association, on the 7 March deadline for gatekeepers to comply with obligations [...]
