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4:11 am on January 26, 2015 · gigi sohn (7), harold feld (6), ICAC (6), IEF (2), larry strickling (18), milton mueller (13), netcaucus (21), Sally Wentworth (26), sotn (10), state of the net (2)

WEBCAST TUESDAY – State of the Net 2015 @SOTN @InternetSociety @NetCaucusAC #SOTN15

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State of the Net

State of the Net On Tuesday January 27 2015 the  Internet Education Foundation (IEF) will host the 2015 State of the Net Conference at the Newseum in Washington DC. Among the many listed speakers are US CTO Megan Smith, FTC Chair Edith Ramirez, Assistant AG Leslie Caldwell, WH Director of Cybersecurity Ari Schwartz, Congressman Bob Goodlatte, the NTIA’s Larry Strickling, ICANN’s Theresa Swinehart, the NCUC’s Milton Mueller, ISOC’s Sally Wentworth, CDT’s Nuala O’Connor, the FCC’s Gigi Sohn, and her former PK colleague Harold Feld. As the 114th Congress kicks off, attendees include some 300 congressional staff and other policymakers. The Internet Society is sponsoring and providing the live webcast, which is priced at $99.

What: 2015 State of the Net Conference
Where: Newseum, Washington DC
When: Tuesday January 27 2015 pam-5pm EST | 14:00-22:00 UTC
Agenda: http://www.stateofthenet.org/sotn15-agenda/
Speakers: http://stateofthenet2015.sched.org/directory/speakers
Webcast: http://stateofthenet.cleeng.com/ ($99)
Twitter: #sotn15

2:30 pm on August 11, 2014 · europe (13), ICAC (6), mike godwin (3), netcaucus (21), privacy (69), right to be forgotten (3)

VIDEO: Can Europe Force Internet Censorship? Assessing the Right to be Forgotten @NetCaucusAC #euforgotten

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icac eu forgotten

On August 8 2014 the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) hosted a panel Can Europe Force Search Engines to Censor Information You’re Looking for on the Internet? Assessing the Right to be Forgotten. Europe’s new privacy right clashes with other deeply held values such as freedom of expression and transparency. Many observers are concerned that the EU’s approach could even affect American Internet users. EU privacy regulators have suggested that the search engines must delete results not only within the EU, but globally, in spite of our First Amendment rights to publish and view the information. Is the right to be forgotten necessary to protect privacy, or does the EU rule go too far? Should the EU be able to limit access to information by American Internet users? Can the right to be forgotten be reconciled with the watchdog role of the press when public figures can use the new procedures to censor potentially embarrassing information?  Speakers: Mike Godwin, Senior Policy Advisor, Internews; Joe Jerome, Policy Counsel, Future of Privacy Forum; Emma Llansó, Director of CDT’s Project on Free Expression, Center for Democracy and Technology; Rob Pegoraro, Columnist, Yahoo Tech; David Hoffman, Director of Security Policy and Global Privacy Officer, Intel. Moderator: Michael Kubayanda, Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee. Video/audio is below. Closed captions are available.

icac eu forgotten

View on CSPAN: http://www.c-span.org/video/?320532-1/discussion-nsa-surveillance-programs
Audio: http://www.netcaucus.org/wp-content/uploads/20140808euforgotten.mp3
Twitter: #euforgotten

5:34 am on January 20, 2014 · fcc (92), ICAC (6), net neutrality (39)

VIDEO: D.C. Circuit Decision on #FCC Open Internet Rules: #NetNeutrality Win or Loss? @NetCaucusAC

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On Tuesday January 14 2014 the D.C. Circuit Court issued its ruling on the the FCC’s Open Internet rules aka Net Neutrality. On Friday January 17 2014 Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) hosted a discussion – D.C. Circuit Decision on FCC Open Internet Rules: Net Neutrality Win or Loss? – in Washington DC. Panelists: Markham Erickson, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson; Russell Hanser, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer ; Matt Wood, Policy Director, Free Press ; and Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Moderator: David Sohn, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT). The event was webcast live by C-SPAN. Video/audio is below. The C-SPAN link includes a transcript and a timeline.

View on C-SPAN: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317269-1
Download audio: http://www.netcaucus.org/audio/2014/20140117fccnn.mp3
Twitter: @NetCaucusAC | #netneutrality

4:14 pm on June 7, 2013 · access (43), broadband (122), fcc (92), ICAC (6)

AUDIO: Faceoff: A Fact-Based Debate on U.S. Internet Policy and Access Networks @NetCaucusAC #broadband #icacbroadband

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Net Caucus

Net CaucusToday June 7 2013 the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee’s Internet Ecosystem Economics Task Force hosted a debate Faceoff: A Fact-Based Debate on U.S. Internet Policy and Access Networks. This discussion featured different perspectives on the role of broadband access networks in the Internet economy, and what role, if any, government regulation should play in overseeing these networks. Audio is available.

What: Faceoff: A Fact-Based Debate on U.S. Internet Policy and Access Networks
Where: Washington DC
When: June 7 2013
Audio: http://www.netcaucus.org/audio/2013/20130607bbfaceoff.mp3
Twitter: #icacbroadband
Speakers:

  • Bryan Tramont, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP (moderator)
  • Ev Ehrlich, ESC Company
  • Jeff Eisenach, Ph.D., Managing Director and Principal, Navigant Economics
  • Rob Frieden, Pioneers Chair and Professor of Telecommunications and Law, Penn State University
  • Ellen Goodman, Professor, Rutgers School of Law, Co-director, Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law
11:24 am on March 8, 2013 · cci (3), copyright alert system (1), copyrigt (1), ICAC (6)

VIDEO: Congressional Internet Caucus hearing on Copyright Alert System #copyright #copyrightalert #sixstrikes

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cicNoon On Friday March 8 2013, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee(ICAC) hosted “Combating Piracy Online: The Copyright Alert System, A Voluntary Approach” to discuss the recently introduced Copyright Alert System (CAS), aka 6 Strikes program, which ISOC-NY itself examined in November. The CAS is operated by the  Center for Copyright Information (CCI) and speakers included members of the the CCI executive, board and advisory council. It was webcast, and televised, live by CSPAN. Video is archived. In this clip Marianne Grant of the MPAA goes into detail of the actual mechanisms of the system.

Twitter: @NetCaucusAC #copyrightalert | #sixstrikes

3:55 am on November 10, 2011 · congress (9), dmca (6), free culture (25), ICAC (6), internet freedom (81), safe harbor (1), USG (40)

ICAC celebrates 15 years of “safe harbor” protection for ISPs #netfreedom #freeculture

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On October 19 2011 the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) celebrated the 15th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (HR 1555), an addendum to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. It was Section 230 that introduced the rule of “safe harbor” for Internet Providers. The Q&A involves some high level discussion of the current state of Internet freedom. Video