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CES 2012 - The End of an era, Microsoft's final keynote

There's something nice about a tradition, and today saw the end of one that's been a regular book mark in our year. Next... Read more

10 January, 2012

CES predicts $1 trillion industry in 2012

...percent. "We are a bright spot in the economy," said CEA boss Gary Shapiro. The less good news is that Western Europe is expected to... Read more

18 November, 2011

Trade group: P2P not illegal or immoral

...a storage technology conference in San Francisco, Consumer Electronics Association chief executive Gary Shapiro blasted the copyright owners' "scorched earth" legal and policy drives. He... Read more

18 September, 2002 by John Borland

Lasting impression - downloading is illegal

Gary Shapiro: In the battle to control Internet piracy, Hollywood, labels and now... Read more

30 September, 2002 by Gary Shapiro

Cutting edge of electronics joins fight for Napster

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), issued a... Read more

14 February, 2001 by Deborah Schofield
Weighing Bush's mixed technology legacy

Weighing Bush's mixed technology legacy

...party. "Generally, the technology industry has flourished under the Bush administration," said Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, the organisation that stages the... Read more

20 January, 2009 by Declan McCullagh

How the Democrats' win affects tech

...Democrat, but there's speculation that he'd take a different chairmanship.) Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, said that his group's... Read more

10 November, 2006 by Anne Broache and Declan McCullagh

Camera phone clampdown demanded

...retailers to actively educate their customers about appropriate use of these devices," Gary Shapiro, CEA president, said in a statement. The code says camera-equipped... Read more

16 November, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Copyright truce excludes key voices

...use" of copyrighted content without running afoul of the law. CEA president Gary Shapiro is precisely as unyielding as Valenti. "We continue to believe that... Read more

15 January, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

US Justice Department ready to prosecute file-swappers

American federal authorities are turning their attention from terrorists to users of peer-to-peer networks, who could be jailed for up to five years Read more

21 August, 2002 by Declan McCullagh

Copyright foes trade verbal blows

...had abused them. "The DMCA was a very flawed law," CEA president Gary Shapiro said. "We signed off on it, and it was a huge... Read more

2 August, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Makers of MP3 players distance themselves from Napster

Manufacturers claim Napster closure would not affect them Read more

13 February, 2001 by Rachel Konrad

Bush steps in to resolve dockers dispute

...the longshoremen back at work for an 80-day cooling-off period. Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association, said: "We warmly welcome... Read more

8 October, 2002 by Will Sturgeon

Peer-to-peer pirates face prosecution

...children spend time online downloading hundreds of songs without paying a dime." Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, said he was sceptical about... Read more

21 August, 2002 by CNET Networks

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