ACT Calls for Changes to SOPA

The Association for Competitive Technology has long supported the protection of intellectual property as a critical element of small business. Representing over 4,000 small business software developers we understand the damage that piracy poses to the innovation economy and recognize the role that government and industry must play in stopping [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:41-05:00December 12th, 2011|Blog, Innovation and IP, Uncategorized|

Anti-Copyright Group “Fight for the Future” Ignores Its Own Histrionics (And So Should You and Justin Bieber)

In my last post, Hillicon Valley Gets Duped by Anti-IPR “Activists,” I noted that a group called “Fight for the Future” was dead wrong about the effects of S. 978, a bill proposing that the criminal penalties for high-volume, intentional, for-profit mass piracy should be similar, regardless of whether they [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:41-05:00November 21st, 2011|Blog, Innovation and IP|

Supporting Trade Fairness: Foreign Trading Partners Should Not Profit in the American Marketplace Using Stolen IP

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 [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:42-05:00August 23rd, 2011|Blog, Innovation and IP, Patents|
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