Intellectual property, this is about two hours. Come to order. Well im disappointed we cant all be together in person today, im grateful to the chairman graham, and our clerk for facilitating this through web apps. I want to be clear that this subCommittee Hearing is not distracting from the full committee. Congress must address issues of Police Brutality and horrific circumstances that led to the murder of george floyd, and the senseless deaths of so many of our African American brothers and sisters. Thats why im grateful to senator graham for holding eight full Committee Hearing until the sink in america and i fully support that effort. We also have to continue to address the covid19 crisis in the impact its had on millions of americans and livelihoods. Just this morning the full Committee Held a conference on covid19 and its impact on tension. Centers im also glad mcconnell and several republican senators will take up the protection program. We are going to continue to address this
As expected, the Maryland law that created an online advertising tax is facing legal opposition from lobbying groups backed by Amazon, Google and Facebook. The groups argue the law violates the commerce clause.
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Days after the General Assembly overrode Gov. Larry Hogan s veto on a tax to be imposed on digital advertising, industry groups filed suit to halt its enforcement.
The Internet Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed for a federal injunction on Thursday.
“It’s unfortunate that the Maryland General Assembly has decided to penalize a handful of out-of-state companies with this discriminatory law, Jon Berroya, the Internet Association s senior vice president and general counsel, said in a statement. This is a case of legislative overreach, punishing an industry that supports over one hundred thousand jobs in Maryland and contributes tens of billions of dollars to its economy each year. Internet services and companies are proud to play a role in creating opportunities for Maryland’s small businesses
The case threatens to carry great legal and political significance at a time when lawmakers across the country are eyeing the tech industry over its eye-popping pandemic profits
The case threatens to carry great legal and political significance at a time when lawmakers across the country are eyeing the tech industry over its eye-popping pandemic profits