US Policy

i2Coalition articles and news updates regarding changes to United States Internet or technology polices.

Internet Safety, Patent Reform, US Policy

i2Coalition Supports Senator Cornyn’s Patent Abuse Reduction Legislation

May 23, 2013

Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and Public Policy Working Group Chair David Snead released the following statement following Senator Cornyn’s introduction of the Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013: “i2Coalition applauds Senator Cornyn for taking action to stop frivolous lawsuits by Patent Assertion Entities (“patent trolls”) through the introduction of the Patent […]

US Policy

i2Coalition Applauds House Vote to Preserve Internet Freedom

May 16, 2013

One of the core public policy principles of the i2Coalition is the belief that a multistakeholder process is essential in any discussion about the Internet governance process. The i2Coalition has taken an active role globally in support of this ideal. A multistakeholder process is critical in ensuring that the Internet continues to be an engine […]

Patent Reform, US Policy

i2Coalition Sends Letter Urging Legislative Action to Defeat Patent Trolls

May 6, 2013

Christian Dawson, Co-Founder and Board Chairman of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), sent a letter to Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, urging amendment of the U.S. Patent Act. The current version of the act does not protect small to medium-sized businesses from victimization and frivolous lawsuits by Patent Assertion Entities […]

Access To Data, Member Spotlight, Privacy, US Policy Capitol Hill, ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act

PIPA vs. ECPA: A Story of Education

May 3, 2013

Remember SOPA and PIPA? Of course you do. While defeating this bad legislation was a great victory for the Internet and one that should not be undervalued, the bill’s defeat didn’t magically teach Congress how the Internet worked. A lack of Internet education continued to threaten the Internet’s future. Fast forward nine short months to […]

Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act

i2Coalition Statement On the Advancement of ECPA Reform Bill

April 25, 2013

Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s unanimous decision to advance the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607: “i2Coalition is pleased that Chairman Leahy’s and Senator Lee’s ECPA Amendments Act, S. 607, a piece of bipartisan […]

Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act

i2Coalition Statement On ECPA Amendment

April 24, 2013

Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson released the following statement in advance of the markup by the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act: “i2Coalition fully supports Chairman Leahy’s and Senator Lee’s bipartisan amendment that will bring ECPA into the Internet age through the establishment of […]

EU Policy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy

Can the law ever catch up with the Internet?

April 11, 2013

The following commentary is from i2Coalition co-founder and board member David Snead cross-posted from the Web Host Industry Review: The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently handed down a decision that reflects the difficulty adapting laws designed for the physical age to the Internet era. In Capitol Records LLC v. […]

US Policy CISPA

i2Coalition Statement on Closed Door CISPA Hearing

April 9, 2013

Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and board member David Snead, head of i2Coalition’s Public Policy Committee, released the following statement in advance of the House Intelligence Committee’s closed door hearing on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA): “The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) objects to the closed door hearing by the […]

Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy National Security Agency, NSA

Fighting for the Future of the Internet at HostingCon 2013

April 4, 2013

In two and a half short months, members of the i2Coalition will be heading to HostingCon 2013, the premier industry conference and trade show for web hosting and cloud service providers. This year’s event will be held June 17-19 in Austin, Texas. If you’ve previously attended a conference, I don’t need to tell you how […]

Patent Reform, US Policy Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court

Mathematics Cannot Be Patented. Case Dismissed.

April 1, 2013

Members of the Internet infrastructure community are uniquely aware of the destructive effects that patent trolls’ frivolous lawsuits have on our industry. These baseless lawsuits stifle innovation and squander valuable resources for those that they unfairly target. Rackspace and Red Hat were recently the targets of one such lawsuit. The case was dismissed, but further […]

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