U.S. District Judge Rita Lin Cites Small Tech Concerns in Ruling for Anthropic
WASHINGTON, DC – In granting a preliminary injunction to Anthropic, U.S. District Court Judge Rita Lin relied on the concerns raised by small technology companies in ACT | The App Association’s amicus brief as justification for her decision. “We are grateful to Judge Lin for addressing the concerns of startups and small AI companies by granting the preliminary injunction” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “U.S. small businesses are our most innovative and regularly provide [...]
Empowering Europe’s Innovators Through the 28th Regime and the European Innovation Act
EU ACTivists for Change: Members join forces to make the Single Market work for startups Across Europe, startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are building world-class products, but their growth path is still more complicated than it should be. EU startups face 27 different systems for incorporation, regulation, and compliance, each with its own rules and paperwork. Two initiatives, the 28th regime and the European Innovation Act, could change that. Together, they represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to [...]
Trade Policy’s Big Impacts on Small Tech
A few weeks ago, the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing titled “The Role of Trade Policy in Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership.” ACT | The App Association submitted testimony for the record, which you can read here. I want to pull back the curtain on why trade policy matters for small businesses more than most people realize. Let me start with this: trade policy isn’t abstract. It shapes whether a small tech company in Columbus, Dallas, [...]
ACT Welcomes AI Framework from the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association (ACT) appreciates several aspects of the artificial intelligence (AI) framework and acknowledges that most of the work remains to be done to get the details right. “We are encouraged to see that several parts of the AI framework seek a reasonable balance between protecting children, parents, and consumers and empowering innovators to deliver the AI future we all want,” said Morgan Reed, president, ACT. “With more than 1,400 legislative proposals in [...]
ACT Welcomes 28th Regime Proposal But Warns Half-Measures Risk Perpetuating Single Market Fragmentation
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – ACT | The App Association welcomes the Commission proposal to establish the 28th regime in the form of a Regulation, while also highlighting continuing concerns over some provisions that would create more legal fragmentation. ‘We strongly support the goal of defragmentation of the Single Market and creating better conditions for European startups, scaleups, and small tech companies’, said Mike Sax, founder and chairman of ACT. ‘With the right design, many of the provisions in the 28th [...]