Manufacturing Industry

Lawmakers question patent complaint process at USITC

Some witnesses call for Congress to change the way the agency hears patent disputes

US House to vote on CISPA cyberthreat bill this week

The controversial information-sharing bill is scheduled for a Thursday vote

Industry group attacks EU plans to overhaul copyright enforcement law

ISPs could be forced to filter content, warns an electronic-communications industry group

US Congress panel approves Internet freedom bill

The author of the bill promises to work with critics who say it could have an effect on domestic policy

Critics: CISPA still a government surveillance bill

A House committee doesn't change the cyberthreat sharing bill enough to win support from some digital rights groups

Critics question wording of Internet freedom bill

The Republican bill could limit the U.S. FCC and other agencies, some digital rights groups say

Businesses, privacy activists wrestle over California privacy bill

Six European privacy regulators launch formal investigations of Google’s privacy policy

Activists decry computer crime proposal

A proposal to expand computer crime law moves in the wrong direction, activists say

US senate passes Internet sales tax proposal

The nonbinding proposal is the first step toward allowing states to collect sales tax from e-commerce sellers