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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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The Next Challenges for the EU Mobile Economy
Read more: The Next Challenges for the EU Mobile EconomyOn 27 June, the Developers Alliance organized a Tech Policy Dialogue on “The Next Challenges for the EU Mobile Economy” in Brussels. The session brought together representatives from the EU institutions and the industry to explore the state of competition in Europe and discuss the role of government in the app marketplace.
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Hold on to your APIs
Read more: Hold on to your APIsIt started in the summer of 2012. At the time, Oracle was claiming it held a copyright on JAVA, including the APIs (application programming interfaces) that Google had kept as part of the implementation of Android. Never mind that the code behind the Android APIs was completely rewritten. Oracle wanted protection for the APIs themselves.
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Joint Letter to Members of the European Parliament on the European Electronic Communications Code
Read more: Joint Letter to Members of the European Parliament on the European Electronic Communications CodeBRUSSELS – This morning, the Developers Alliance in partnership with Allied for Startups, Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW), eCommerce Europe and startups.be issued the following letter to relevant Members of the European Parliament:
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Statement from the Developers Alliance on the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Hearing on the TC Heartland Decision
Read more: Statement from the Developers Alliance on the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Hearing on the TC Heartland DecisionContact: Chris Grimm – cgrimm@appdevelopersalliance.org Statement from the Developers Alliance on the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Hearing on the TC Heartland Decision Washington, D.C. – Below…
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The Nordic App Economy: frontrunners facing challenges ahead
Read more: The Nordic App Economy: frontrunners facing challenges aheadOn Friday 8 June, Copenhagen Economics unveiled its latest study, co-commissioned by the Developers Alliance, on “Jobs in Apps: Mobile Economy in the Nordics. A Catalyst for Economic Growth”.The study was presented at the IT University of Copenhagen to a room full of tech entrepreneurs, students, developers, and policy-makers.
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Statement from the Developers Alliance on the Council General Approach concerning the Proposal on the Directive on the supply of Digital Content
Read more: Statement from the Developers Alliance on the Council General Approach concerning the Proposal on the Directive on the supply of Digital ContentContact: Michela Palladino – Michela@AppAlliance.org Statement from the Developers Alliance on the Council General Approach concerning the Proposal on the Directive on the supply of Digital Content BRUSSELS – Developers…
