by Doug | Dec 23, 2014 | Annual Reports, Association News
Things are going well on the Federal front. As you know, this year Rep. Farenthold from Texas introduced the YODA bill which will allow all rights to things such as diagnostics and software to pass from the original owner to subsequent owners. We are searching for a...
by Doug | Oct 1, 2014 | Association News
The ASCDI’s Joe Marion is set to testify at the EU-US trade talks on breaking “Fortress Europe”. Here is the transcript of Marion’s prepared remarks. THE EU TRADEMARK REGIME: SCALING THE WALLS OF FORTRESS EUROPE THROUGH TTIP On behalf of the...
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 | Sep 19, 2014 | Association News
A STATEMENT FROM THE ASCDI Joseph Marion, President of the Association of Service and Computer Dealers and the North American Association of Telecom Dealers (ASCDI) made the following statement: “The ASCDI is supportive of the bill known as YODA (You Own Devices Act)...
by Doug | Sep 19, 2014 | Association News
Farenthold bill addresses critical digital rights issue, preserves right to sell U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold (R-TX) has introduced a bill that will protect the rights of people and businesses who own products that rely on the manufacturer’s software to...
by Doug | Sep 15, 2014 | Association News
Doug Green, Publisher of Telecom Reseller, speaks with Joe Marion, ASCDI President, about the organization and their involvement with the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) including a new initiative to reduce paperwork...
