Tim Wu

Tim Wu Tries to Save the Internet

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:58:33 -0400

Full article: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Marc Parry
Tim Wu, the scholar who coined Net Neutrality fears a corporate takeover of the Web. Now he's in a position to fight that.

The Wu Master

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:00:29 -0400

Full article: The Guardian
Patrick Kingsley
The Internet is under threat. At risk is what's known as Net Neutrality. That's the view of the man who coined the term, Tim Wu. Wu argues the Internet now runs the risk of not just political censorship -- as seen in Libya and Egypt, and in the American reaction to WikiLeaks -- but that of commercial censorship, too.

Is Filtering Censorship? The Second Free Speech Tradition

Stevie Converse — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:17:26 -0500

Full article: Brookings Institution
Tim Wu
Anyone who wants to understand free speech in America in the 21st Century needs to understand that the doctrines of common carriage and Net Neutrality are perhaps the most important speech-related laws of our times.

Free Press Calls on FCC to Reassert Authority over Broadband

Jenn Ettinger — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:06:42 -0500

WASHINGTON – On Monday, Free Press released a new report, Restoring FCC Authority to Make Broadband Policy: A Way Forward After Comcast v. FCC. The report outlines the legal case for the Federal Communications Commission to restore its authority over broadband by reclassifying it under Title II of the Communications Act.

Law Professor Letter in Support of Broadband Reclassification

Moira Vahey — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:29:24 -0400

Recognizing the pressure carriers are placing on the FCC to avoid reclassification, University of Michigan law professor and former Obama economic adviser Susan Crawford, Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu, and University of Nebraska law professor Marvin Ammori sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlining the legal argument to reclassify broadband.

Obama's Deputy Technology Officer Says Free Speech Is Net Neutrality Foreign Policy

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:27:16 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
In a telecom law conference by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln law school, McLaughlin and Tim Wu, a law professor at Columbia University, talked about how an open Internet underlies free speech on the Web. Without it, censorship can occur.

Tim Wu on the Next Phase of the Net Neutrality Fight

mthompson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:04:37 -0400

Free Press Board Chair Tim Wu explains to "Geek Entertainment TV" why Net Neutrality matters to America. Help make Net Neutrality the law at SavetheInternet.com

Tim Wu on the next phase of the Net Neutrality fight

mthompson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:59:18 -0400

Free Press Board Chair Tim Wu explains to "Geek Entertainment TV" why Net Neutrality matters to America. Help make Net Neutrality the law at SavetheInternet.com

The Key to Innovation: Privately Owned Fiber?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:55:54 -0500

Full article: CNet
Stephanie Condon
A new working paper from the New America Foundation suggests an innovative route to fostering the nation's next great innovators: allowing consumers to purchase and own their own fiber-optic connection.

2008 Internet Freedom Bash

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:21:11 -0500

The first annual Internet Freedom Bash, held in New York City on October 23, was quite a party. More than 200 committed activists, media reformers and Internet freedom fighters got together on a cold fall night to toast the growing movement for a more open and accessible Internet.