WASHINGTON UPDATE
IPC Policy Papers
Data Breach
Government Information Policy
Intellectual Property
Free Flow of Information Act (Reporter's Shield Legislation)
Information Policy Committee Policy Principles - Net Neutrality
Information Policy Committee Policy Principles - Behavioral Advertising
Digital Affairs Issues
Article on Internet Publishing (Mark Sableman, Thompson Coburn LLP; December 2009) NEW
Article on subpeoenas and requests for identity of posters of user-generated content (Mark Sableman, Thompson Coburn LLP; December 2009) NEW
Memo Re: Advertising Industry Behavioral Advertising Proposal (July 6, 2009)
David Straus/Mark Sableman Memo RE: FTC Report on Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Behavioral Advertising (February 2009)
ABM Comments on Behavioral Advertising (April 2008)
Emerging Issues
Talking Points for Shield Legislation, prepared by Shield Law Coalition
House Judiciary Roster for Shield Legislation
Customer Privacy Guidelines
Junk Fax Act (June 2005)
FTC Moves on CAN-SPAM (May 2005)
ABM Additional Comments on Can-SPAM (Sept 2004) ABM Final Comments on CAN-SPAM Act (Apr 2004)
ABM Comments on Do-Not-Email Registry (March 2004)
Arizona Court Throws Out Fax Lawsuit (March 2004)
FTC Calls for CAN-SPAM Comments (March 2004)
Summary of Laws on Spam, Fax and Telemarketing (Jan 2004)
Key Requirements of the New Federal Spam Law (December 2003)
Update on Fax Ruling (October 2003)
The Latest on Spam Laws (September 2003)
Clarifications on Do-Not-Call Rules (September 2003)
FCC Delays Fax Rule Until 2005 (August 2003)
FCC Tightens Fax Rules (July 2003)
Recent Court Decisions (July 2003)
Guidelines on Fax Advertising (March 2003)
Update on Database Protection (July 2003)
Unfair Competition Law Does Not Bar Uncredited Copying of Public Domain Work (June 2003)
California Law on Privacy Policy (July 2004)
Update on Privacy Legislation (July 2003)
Postal
Postal Coalition - Retiree Fact Sheet
PDF on USPS Addressing & Label Placement Changes - 3/29/09
CRS "Do Not Mail" Report
Postal Rate Testimony by David Straus on behalf of American Business Media - 10/30/07
Postal Rate Schedule
Rate Case Impacts
Four Years of Postal Reform
Prepared Postal Testimony by Nick Cavnar for American Business Media
REPLY BRIEF OF AMERICAN BUSINESS MEDIA ON PERIODICALS RATES
CONGRESS PASSES POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION
Major Differences Between Current Postal Law and Post Reform Bill Members ONLY (Dec 2006)
ABM's Testimony Challenging Time Warner Complaint (Sept 2004)
Postal Reform in the Public Interest website (2004)
ABM Opposes New Experimental Co-Palletization Rate (March 2004)
Statement to the House Government Reform Committee (Feb 2004)
Large Publishers File Postal Rate Case (Jan 2004)
American Business Media Visits Capitol Hill (September 2003)
American Business Media Lauds Postal Reform Proposals (July 2003)
Senator Introduces Postal Reform Bill (June 2003)
American Business Media Testifies Before Presidential Commission (May 2003)
Legislation Locks In Postage Rates Until 2006 (April 2003)
American Business Media Urges Presidential Commission to Attack Previously Unchallenged Issues (Feb 2003)
American Business Media’s Initiative for a Presidential Commission on Postal Reform Succeeds (Dec 2002)