6 posts and columns on Computer and Communications Industry Association

Feds Launch Antitrust Probe of IBM

in News on October 8, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Justice Department Looking to Punch IBM's Card?

in News on October 8, 2009 at 4:43 am PT

It has been nearly eight years since the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to dissolve its 1956 consent decree with IBM, lifting restrictions that had prevented the company from becoming a monopoly in the market for punch card tabulating machines. But perhaps those restrictions were better left in place. Because on Thursday, the DOJ opened a new investigation into IBM’s business practices, seeking to determine if the company has abused its monopoly position in the mainframe market.
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Justice Department Looking to Punch IBM’s Card?

in News on October 8, 2009 at 4:43 am PT

It has been nearly eight years since the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to dissolve its 1956 consent decree with IBM, lifting restrictions that had prevented the company from becoming a monopoly in the market for punch card tabulating machines. But perhaps those restrictions were better left in place. Because on Thursday, the DOJ opened a new investigation into IBM’s business practices, seeking to determine if the company has abused its monopoly position in the mainframe market.
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iPhone Credit, Yip, Yip, Yip

in News on September 14, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

Fair-Use Economy Generates One-Sixth of U.S. GDP, One-Half of Its BS

in News on September 13, 2007 at 2:23 pm PT

The entertainment and so-called fair-use-dependent industries may be at odds when it comes to issues of copyright, but apparently they’re of a mind when it comes to hyperbolic claims about their contributions to the U.S. economy. According to a new report [PDF] from the Computer and Communications Industry Association, industries that rely on copyrights to [...]