Press Releases

BSA | The Software Alliance released its 2021 US Policy Agenda, outlining nine key areas where the new Congress and Administration can take action to promote equity, expand opportunity, and bolster recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

The Global Data Alliance submitted its first Special 301 filing, emphasizing the ways that data localization and cross-border data transfer restrictions impair innovation and intellectual property rights and undermine market access for persons who rely on IP rights. Read more

In today’s annual Special 301 filing, BSA | The Software Alliance urged the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to advocate for intellectual property (IP) protection and market access abroad for US persons who rely on IP. Read more

The Global Data Alliance today signed a Multi-Industry Statement on Cross-Border Data Transfers and Data Localization Disciplines in the WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E-Commerce. Together with more than 75 other industry associations active across six continents, the Global Data Alliance encourages governments to agree ambitious commitments in ongoing WTO e-commerce negotiations. Read more