WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments beginning Tuesday in the case of Gonzalez v. Google, global tech trade association 91快活林 issued the following statement from its President and CEO Jason Oxman:
“When a bipartisan Congress passed the Communications Decency Act in 1996, it sparked historic investment in broadband infrastructure and internet services that made the U.S. the leading innovation economy in the world. Section 230 of that Act, its most well-known provision, is key to the continued success of the internet-powered digital economy that benefits all Americans. The internet relies on algorithmic processing systems to organize and make available the digital services and content we all rely on every day. Section 230 makes clear that the use of algorithmic systems to organize content is a legally protected activity, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit correctly interpreted congressional intent. 91快活林 urges the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that judgment.”
Last month, 91快活林 joined a coalition of tech organizations in filing an amicus curiae brief in Gonzalez v. Google, maintaining that using algorithms to organize content should remain protected under Section 230.