by Jeff Owen | May 5, 2015 | Policy & Law
The following piece was co-authored by R Street Innovation Policy Director Mike Godwin and was originally posted on the www.rstreet.org website. During the Great Depression, farm-equipment giant John Deere Co. famously refused to repossess tractors it had sold to...
by Joe Marion | Mar 30, 2015 | Policy & Law
“ORI is thrilled to endorse the “Unlocking Technology Act” — bipartisan legislation that will permanently free mobile devices for their owners to use as they see fit. We commend Representatives Lofgren, Massie, Eshoo and Polis for working towards a permanent solution...
by Doug | Sep 20, 2014 | Association News, Industry News, Policy & Law
Continuant has been serving customers with OEM-independent maintenance and support of voice and data systems for over 17 years. In June of 2006 Avaya filed suit against them alleging that Continuant was in violation of Avaya’s intellectual property rights. Then in...
by Doug | Jun 4, 2014 | Industry News, Policy & Law
The Owners’ Rights Initiative (ORI) is a diverse coalition of businesses, associations and organizations that have joined together to protect ownership rights in the United States. They believe in the fundamental premise that if you bought it, you own it, and should...
by Doug | May 29, 2014 | Policy & Law
On June 2, at the Federal Courthouse in New York City, Legal Counsel Jonathan Band, Counsel will testify before the House Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee on the First Sale Doctrine. Mr. Band will address three issues of paramount importance to retailers,...
by Doug | Feb 19, 2014 | Industry News, Policy & Law
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice regarding the future of the FCC’s Open Internet Rules. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the prohibitions against blocking and discrimination in those rules last...
