A Rational Shift in the Net Neutrality Debate?
At ACT, we’ve taken great interest in the media coverage of a possible pending broadband deal between Verizon and Google. While we know nothing more than what’s been reported in the news, this appears to be an interesting development in the net neutrality debate. Advocates of net neutrality have differing opinions about what is needed to preserve existing freedoms on the internet. ACT strongly supports the four core principles of net neutrality: that no broadband provider should limit access to [...]
New SEC Regulatory Proposal Suggests Ban on Non-Open Source Programming
ACT submitted comments this week to the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its proposed new rule to increase transparency in the Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) market. ACT supports added transparency in reporting of the Assets-Backed Securities market, but is concerned that specific elements of the proposal could backfire. The SEC’s planned changes require ABS disclosure filings to be in the form of a waterfall computer model. Such a program essentially measures how funds flow from a pool of assets to different [...]
ACT Statement on FTC-Intel Settlement
President of the Association for Competitive Technology, Jonathan Zuck, issued the following statement on the Intel-FTC settlement announced today. This agreement brings to a close the Commission’s case against Intel regarding alleged anti-competitive trade practices. As part of the settlement, Intel agreed to modify its rebate program and licensing agreements. "This settlement puts an end to an unwelcome distraction for an important segment of the tech industry. The FTC’s dependence on the ambiguously worded Section 5 of the FTC Act [...]
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Exemption for jailbreaking shows, again, that the DMCA works!
The Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyright conducted another thorough review of requested exemptions to the DMCA and issued six new well-reasoned exemptions. ACT believes the exemptions issued demonstrate the flexibility of the DMCA to adequately protect copyright owners, provide incentives for new innovation, and enable consumers and innovators to utilize and enjoy copyrighted works. The Librarian of Congress concluded the triennial rulemaking process and issued six exemptions to the DMCA’s prohibition on circumvention of technologies that control [...]