Tim Wu

Tim Wu Appointed Senior Advisor to FTC: Is This Net Neutrality's Big Chance?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:34:34 -0500

Full article: Motherboard
Joshua Kopstein
The fight for Net Neutrality has been an uphill battle from the start. But with lame-duck representatives like FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sitting back as corporate telecoms, throttle and further marginalize the principles of an open and equal Internet, perhaps the dispirited nature of the struggle is due in part to the absence of a strong leader figure advocating from the inside. That strong leader figure, if ever there was one, is Tim Wu, and he's just become the newest senior advisor of the Federal Trade Commission.

FTC Names Net Neutrality Expert Tim Wu Senior Adviser

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:32:12 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
Tim Wu, a law professor and author best known for coining the term "Net Neutrality," will join the Federal Trade Commission as a senior adviser. Wu, a professor at Columbia University's law school will take a leave of absence to serve with FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on issues related to consumer protection and competition in the Internet and mobile markets, said the university.

Columbia Law's Tim Wu to Advise FTC

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:25:07 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Spencer E. Ante and Thomas Catan
Silicon Valley has a new fear factor. Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu, an influential academic and author who popularized the term "Net Neutrality," has been appointed senior advisor to the Federal Trade Commission.

The FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Leave the Future of the Internet Unclear

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:57:36 -0500

Full article: Independent Weekly
Fiona Morgan
Last month, the FCC approved rules that regulate Network Neutrality. Yet the rules, as written, seem to please almost no one. Opponents of regulation believe there is too much of it. Net Neutrality advocates believe the rules are too weak.

The Game of Monopoly

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:57:38 -0500

Full article: Publishers Weekly
Andrew Richard Albanese
The broadband era has been a period of major innovation, including the first steps of a potentially vast new e-book market. But is the Internet as we know it -- the platform that has fueled such innovation -- at risk? Yes, says Net Neutrality defender Tim Wu.

How the Patent Office Almost Shut Down Hollywood

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:52:08 -0500

Full article: Christian Science Monitor
Stephan Kinsella
A new book, "The Master Switch," examines the role of the patent office and the history of film -- including how Thomas Edison tried to have a movie monopoly.

Comcast, Level 3 Communications Square Off Over Video Streaming, Network Neutrality

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:52:57 -0500

Full article: Engadget
Richard Lawler
According to networking company Level 3, Comcast just couldn't wait for its NBC deal to go through before getting all jerky with the access to online video, telling Level 3 on Nov. 19 that it would need to pay a fee to deliver video to Comcast customers.

Wireless Firms Count on the Future of the Internet

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:59:21 -0500

Full article: NPR
Joel Rose
The Internet has been an economic bonanza for innovators and entrepreneurs. The world wide web allowed start-ups to thrive at the expense of established companies. But as the Internet age matures, there are concerns big business is trying to exert more control.

In the Grip of the New Monopolists

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:20:10 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Tim Wu
The Internet has long been held up as a model for what the free market is supposed to look like -- competition in its purest form. So why does it look increasingly like a Monopoly board?

One on One: Tim Wu, Author of 'The Master Switch'

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:50:29 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Nick Bilton
Tim Wu, the Columbia law professor who came up with the term "Net Neutrality" in a research paper, has just written a new book, "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires." The book chronicles the rise and fall of companies that develop new technologies, and discusses the future of the Internet.