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Best Practices, The Internet Infrastructure Industry Capitol Hill

Best Practices in the Global Internet

March 3, 2014

The following is commentary by i2Coalition Chairman and Co-founder Christian Dawson and originally appeared on CircleID. In an increasingly global environment, the Internet infrastructure industry faces a diverse set of serious issues that we as an industry need to address together. To look at these concerns, an area of focus for the Internet Infrastructure Coalition […]

Member Spotlight Capitol Hill

Advocating for the Internet – and Human Potential Online – on Capitol Hill

March 3, 2014

The following is commentary by Benjamin Young, VP, General Counsel for PEER 1 Hosting, about becoming a member of the i2Coalition. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is no stranger to making headlines. Last week, his decision to spend $19 billion on the acquisition of WhatsApp made it to every news homepage and prime time news station. […]

US Policy Capitol Hill

Top 10 Reasons to Participate in Internet Education Day

February 28, 2014

On March 4-5, the i2Coalition will hold its 2nd Annual Internet Education Day. We’re headed back to Capitol Hill to continue educational efforts about the Internet. The Internet infrastructure industry builds the “nuts and bolts” of the Internet and is particularly qualified to educate lawmakers about how it works. While there are numerous reasons why we’re […]

US Policy Capitol Hill

Internet Infrastructure Coalition Hosts Internet Education Day on Capitol Hill

February 25, 2014

Washington, DC – The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) will host a program next week with leaders of the Internet infrastructure industry and members of Congress to discuss best practices, policy goals and the potential for growth of the Internet economy when all parts of the industry’s ecosystem are working together. Cindy Southworth, Vice President of […]

Patent Reform, US Policy Arvixe, California, Codero, Longview News-Journal, Patent Assertion Entities

Sayegh, Sabetian: Act to stop ‘judicial hellholes’

February 24, 2014

“Judicial Hellholes” is the name of a recent annual report from the American Tort Reform Association, and once again Texas finds itself named to the list and getting this (unwanted) attention — thanks to the preying acts of “patent trolls.”

Patent Reform, US Policy

i2Coalition Statement on Patent Reform Executive Actions

February 21, 2014

Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Public Policy Working Group Chair David Snead today released the following statement discussing President Obama’s Executive Actions on patent reform: “i2Coalition is encouraged by the series of Executive Actions issued today by the Obama administration, but without Congressional action these reforms are altogether insufficient when it […]

Internet Governance ICANN

i2Coalition on the Global Stage

February 7, 2014

In the first 16 months since the launch of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), we established ourselves as the leading public policy voice for the Internet infrastructure community in Washington, D.C. While our success within the United States has been important, as a group we have determined that to truly help the Internet grow and […]

The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy Capitol Hill

Save the Dates March 4-5: Internet Education Day on Capitol Hill

February 7, 2014

Save the dates: March 4-5! Many of you participated in our advocacy and education day on Capitol Hill in February 2013 and we are going back to Washington, D.C. next month to continue our efforts to educate lawmakers about how the Internet works. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 • 2:00PM – 3:30PM: Advocacy Training, HCG, 1990 […]

Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy Department Of Justice, DOJ

February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance

February 6, 2014

Over the past year, U.S. surveillance practices have rightly been at the forefront of domestic and global policy concerns. The National Security Agency’s bulk collection programs undermine privacy and civil liberties. Meaningful reforms must be enacted to defend privacy and enhance overall transparency of the process. The U.S. has a long way to go to […]

Internet Safety, Patent Reform, US Policy

Patent Trolling on the Rise (Again)

February 5, 2014

Members of the Internet infrastructure industry are keenly aware of the devastating effects caused by Patent Assertion Entities, commonly referred to as patent trolls. These trolls unfairly target legitimate businesses with their baseless lawsuits and exploit vague business patents that hurt a broad spectrum of companies. The impacts have both short and long term economic […]

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