Last week during the 2011 State of the Net Conference, TAP academic, Christopher Yoo participated in the panel that discussed “Congress and the Open Internet.” Link to video of the discussion is provided.
On this edition of the IP Colloquium, Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu joins UCLA Law Professor Doug Lichtman to discuss network neutrality and his recently published book, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires.
Columbia law professor Tim Wu discusses his new book, "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires" in a two-part video discussion from Press: Here.
Wednesday, Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, put recent speculation aside with his announcement of the FCC’s proposal to “preserve the open Internet as a platform for innovation, investment, job creation, competition, and free expression.” The proposal will be introduced for a vote before the five-member commission on December 21st.
In a recent blog post at The Laboratorium, James Grimmelmann discusses the Google and Verizon joint proposal from the perspective of a credibility problem for Google.
Shares Tim Wu’s article in Slate about the Google-Verizon proposal.
Jonathan Zittrain shares his understanding of the Google and Verizon joint proposal through his blog and other media. This post provides a few highlights.
Google and Verizon spurred the net neutrality debate into a frenzy last week when they issued a joint policy proposal to “preserve the open Internet and the vibrant and innovative markets it supports, to protect consumers, and to promote continued investment in broadband access.” This post provides a glance at what the top media are examining this week on the topic.
It’s hard to argue about net neutrality because it means so many different things to different people. I’ve got lots of reading to do to catch up on the newly released set of principles from Google and Verizon, but in the meantime here are a few thoughts on the topic.
Articles by Tim Wu and Christopher Yoo that focus on network neutrality are highlighted. And an overview of the recent news stories around the Google and Verizon joint proposal to the FCC.