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Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to third party liability; Issues related to limitations and exceptions to copyright law; Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities. Issues related to first sale doctrine Issues pertaining to trade agreements. Issues related to patent reform. Issues related to copyright.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Defense DEF

HR 2810 -- National Defense Authorization Act.

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to expanding small business trade; trade facilitation; low-value customs de minimis thresholds. Issues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through NAFTA and other future trade agreements; General issues related to cross border trade in digital and physical goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows, payments, an open global internet, customs and shipping rules, and licensing requirements.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state; S. 976, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2193, Remote Transactions Parity Act H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2193 (115th), H.R. 2887 (115th), S. 976 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to the use of behavioral tracking data to follow online activity; Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; General issues related to updated Electronic Communications Privacy Act; General issues related to data breach notification; Issues related to mobile privacy; General issues related to the lawful and safe resale of events tickets; General issues related to internet competition; General issues related to accessibility for persons with disabilities; General issues related to consumer protection safety; Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Issues related to the use of cyber bot technologies in e-commerce

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to the reformation of statutes such as ECPA, FISA, CFAA, and the Wiretap Act Issues related to cybercrime

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)