The U.S. Supreme Court has granted cert on broadcasters’ appeal of their case seeking a preliminary injunction against streaming TV service Aereo, according to a court order released Friday. Justice Samuel Alito took no part in considering or issuing the decision, the order said, without disclosing why.
European Parliament recommendations for dealing with U.S. mass surveillance can’t be allowed to simply “evaporate” when a new legislature is elected in May, member (MEP) Claude Moraes, of the Socialists and Democrats and the U.K., said Thursday. He presented the final version of his resolution (bit.ly/1e58zU1) on spying to general preliminary approval by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE). The document recognized the magnitude of the revelations and their ongoing nature, and pushed for “forward planning” to ensure there are specific proposals on the table for follow-up in the next session. It called for a “European digital habeas corpus” to protect privacy based on seven actions: (1) Adopt the data protection revamp package this year. (2) Finalize the EU-U.S. umbrella agreement on data protection with provisions allowing redress for Europeans whose data has been transferred to the U.S. for law enforcement purposes. (3) Suspend the safe harbor agreement allowing data transfers to the U.S. pending a full review. (4) Suspend the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program until the umbrella agreement has been concluded and all problems raised by the parliamentary enquiry have been addressed. (5) Protect the rule of law and Europeans’ rights with a focus on threats to press freedom and better whistleblower safeguards. (6) Develop a European strategy for information technology independence. (7) Develop the EU as a reference player for democratic, neutral Internet governance. The report sets a proposed timetable for monitoring implementation to try to keep the findings high on the EU political agenda. “We want to look to the future,” Moraes said. The report is an “excellent, very comprehensive package” whose recommendations should be adopted as this Parliament’s legacy to the next, said MEP Sophie in ’t Veld, of the Alliance for Liberals and Democrats in Europe and the Netherlands. However, she said, the issue of enforcement is also important. Europe has good data protection rules in place which national authorities and the European Commission should be much stricter in enforcing, she said. The next parliament should be given the authority to conduct full enquiries, including subpoena power, she said. Moraes’ report is “one of the most important” in this legislative session, said MEP Cornelia Ernst, Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left and Germany. The question now is what parliament’s priorities will be, she said. Legislators must ask whether they have gotten to the heart of the matter and what happens next with the report, she said. Parliament needs stronger powers to be able to make a difference, she said. Proposed amendments from LIBE members are due Jan. 22.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Jan. 10 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
European Parliament recommendations for dealing with U.S. mass surveillance can’t be allowed to simply “evaporate” when a new legislature is elected in May, member (MEP) Claude Moraes, of the Socialists and Democrats and the U.K., said Thursday. He presented the final version of his resolution (bit.ly/1e58zU1) on spying to general preliminary approval by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE). The document recognized the magnitude of the revelations and their ongoing nature, and pushed for “forward planning” to ensure there are specific proposals on the table for follow-up in the next session. It called for a “European digital habeas corpus” to protect privacy based on seven actions: (1) Adopt the data protection revamp package this year. (2) Finalize the EU-U.S. umbrella agreement on data protection with provisions allowing redress for Europeans whose data has been transferred to the U.S. for law enforcement purposes. (3) Suspend the safe harbor agreement allowing data transfers to the U.S. pending a full review. (4) Suspend the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program until the umbrella agreement has been concluded and all problems raised by the parliamentary enquiry have been addressed. (5) Protect the rule of law and Europeans’ rights with a focus on threats to press freedom and better whistleblower safeguards. (6) Develop a European strategy for information technology independence. (7) Develop the EU as a reference player for democratic, neutral Internet governance. The report sets a proposed timetable for monitoring implementation to try to keep the findings high on the EU political agenda. “We want to look to the future,” Moraes said. The report is an “excellent, very comprehensive package” whose recommendations should be adopted as this Parliament’s legacy to the next, said MEP Sophie in ’t Veld, of the Alliance for Liberals and Democrats in Europe and the Netherlands. However, she said, the issue of enforcement is also important. Europe has good data protection rules in place which national authorities and the European Commission should be much stricter in enforcing, she said. The next parliament should be given the authority to conduct full enquiries, including subpoena power, she said. Moraes’ report is “one of the most important” in this legislative session, said MEP Cornelia Ernst, Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left and Germany. The question now is what parliament’s priorities will be, she said. Legislators must ask whether they have gotten to the heart of the matter and what happens next with the report, she said. Parliament needs stronger powers to be able to make a difference, she said. Proposed amendments from LIBE members are due Jan. 22.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Jan. 9, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Commerce Department preliminarily found Gallant Dachan Seafood Co., Ltd. is the successor of Gallant Ocean (Quang Ngai) for the purposes of antidumping duty liability, it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802). The Gallant Ocean subsidiary simply changed its name, and every other aspect of its operations was nearly the same except for reduced ownership by the parent company. If Commerce finalizes its determination, Dachan will become subject to Quang Ngai’s separate AD duty rate instead of the Vietnam-wide rate it currently receives, effective for subject merchandise entered on or after the publication of Commerce’s final results.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland (A-405-803). Commerce made no changes to the preliminary rate it calculated for sole respondent CP Kelco. The new rate is effective Jan. 10, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from Brazil (A-351-841). Commerce continued to find Terphane, Ltda. and its U.S. affiliate Terphane, Inc. had no shipments of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period of review. As such, these companies' AD cash deposit rates will remain at levels set in previous administrative reviews.
The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on calcium hypochlorite from China, according to a Jan. 8 fact sheet released by the agency. Arch Chemicals requested the investigations on Dec. 18, alleging Chinese exports of the pool cleaning chemical are rapidly taking U.S. market share and injuring domestic industry.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):