EU General Court reduces Commission fine on Microsoft by 4 per cent – Press statement
Statement regarding EU General Court case T-167/08: Brussels, 27 June 2012 – “The European Committee for Interoperable Systems is pleased that the court essentially upheld the Commission’s actions regarding Microsoft, making only a 4 percent adjustment in the fine,” said ECIS spokesman Thomas Vinje. “Of course, today’s decision in no way changes the remedies or […]
ECIS AND ITS 2012 GOALS
INTRODUCTION ECIS is dedicated to assuring competition in information and communications technology that helps consumers and users and promotes innovation For more than 20 years, ECIS has sought to shape government policies and practices which promote interoperability and open standards. In the coming year, ECIS will focus especially on: ASSURING OPENNESS IN CLOUD COMPUTING The […]
ECIS statement on the examination procedure re recognition of ICT specifications developed by industry fora and consortia
On June 1 2011, the European Commission proposed a Regulation on European Standardisation, according to which ICT technical specifications developed by industry fora and consortia such as W3C, Oasis and IETF may be recognised in the EU, and be referenced in public procurement procedures. The decision for the recognition of such ICT technical specifications will be […]
Samuelson/Vinje/Cornish EIPR article on the SAS case now available on SSRN
This article argues that competition and innovation in the software industry in the European Union will be seriously undermined if the Court of Justice of the European Union in SAS Institute, Inc v World Programming Ltd holds that copyright protection for computer programs extends to the functional behaviour of computer programs, to programming languages and […]
European Commission milestones toward a digital future
ECIS encouraged by European Commission embrace of an open digital future Three milestones reached in 2010 The European Commission has taken steps for important changes in information and communications technology (ICT) designed to make it quicker and easier for businesses and individuals to obtain government services, benefits, and documents across the European Union. ECIS believes […]