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Broad Coalition Urges Congressional Action on Patent Reform
Patent reform is one of the i2Coalition’s top legislative priorities. Members of the Internet infrastructure industry are all too familiar with the destructive impact that patent assertion entities (PAEs), commonly referred to as patent trolls, cause. The frivolous lawsuits filed by these patent trolls stifle innovation. Such litigation forced companies that were unfairly targeted to spend […]
Member Spotlight, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Softlayer
SoftLayer: A Brief History of Cloud Computing
The following is cross-posted with permission from SoftLayer’s blog The InnerLayer: Believe it or not, “cloud computing” concepts date back to the 1950s when large-scale mainframes were made available to schools and corporations. The mainframe’s colossal hardware infrastructure was installed in what could literally be called a “server room” (since the room would generally only […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Statement on Reps. Amash and Conyers’ Amendment Limiting NSA Surveillance Activities
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson today released the following statement on an amendment put forth by Congressmen Amash and Conyers to curtail the NSA’s surveillance practices: “It is unfortunate that Congress voted today against the privacy of American citizens. The Amash/Conyers amendment would have ensured that our […]
Cross Border Data Flows, US Policy
Capitol Hill
Amending Section 230: Bad Idea for the Internet
In 1996, Congress passed Section 230, an amendment to the Communications Decency Act that protects Internet providers from being liable for the content placed on their servers by users.
Internet Governance
ICANN, ICANN47
Final Thoughts on ICANN47
i2Coalition is wrapping up its third engagement in ICANN at the ICANN47 meeting in Durban, South Africa. I got to connect with members and friends, and a lot of exciting companies in the Internet infrastructure space. We came to ICANN to focus on finding ways that we can strengthen the multistakeholder model by bringing it voices and perspectives that are underrepresented. Specifically […]
i2Coalition Statement on Reps. Issa and Chu’s Patent Troll Legislation
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson today released the following statement on legislation put forth by Representatives Issa and Chu to address the problems stemming from “patent trolls”: “i2Coalition applauds Representatives Issa and Chu for their leadership fighting patent troll abuse and improving patent quality.  Patent trolls now account […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Signs Letter to Officials Urging Government Transparency
Washington, DC – The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) today joined other leaders from a wide spectrum of industries in signing a letter to President Obama, Attorney General Holder, and other leaders in government. The letter urges greater transparency in national security-related requests by the US government to Internet, telephone, and web-based service providers for information […]
Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Video: “The Future of Customer Privacy” HostingCon Panel
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) hosted a series of “Issues and Trends” panels with leaders of the Internet industry during HostingCon held in Austin, TX last month on June 17-19, 2013. The panels focused on the necessity of maintaining a free and open Internet, the future of privacy for customers, the importance of Internet infrastructure […]
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Access To Data, Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, Privacy, US Policy
ICANN
No Falling Back
The Coalition has been very effective in its inaugural years, and there are myriad existing and new issues for us to tackle over the next three.
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
Judicial Redress Act, National Security Agency, NSA
We Applaud The House Passage of Judicial Redress Act
Act Will Help Restore Global Confidence in the U.S. Internet Infrastructure Sector.
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
i2Coalition Opposes Treatment of Internet Data as Acts of Importation of Goods
ITC’s Decision Threatens Innovation, Free Expression and U.S. Economic Growth
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
OX Summit, OXS15
Open-Xchange Summit Round-Up
The theme of the 2015 OX Summit was “Stay Open”.
The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Capitol Hill
Join Us for the 3rd Annual i2Coalition Fly-In
Next month, the i2Coalition will hold our 3rd annual member fly-in in Washington D.C. to meet directly with U.S. legislators who are making critical decisions that impact the Internet infrastructure industry each and every day.
Internet Governance, Internet Safety
ICANN
Workshop on Abuse Reporting at ICANN54 Dublin
It’s time to talk about what i2Coalition and The Secure Domain Organization can do about better abuse reporting.