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Candidate Barack Obama told America that he believed in an open and "neutral" Internet -- one where the owners of the wires didn't get to pick and choose which applications would run on the network. Soon after Julius Genachowski was appointed as President Barack Obama's choice to head the Federal Communications Commission, he outlined a clear and ambitious plan to turn that commitment into a reality.
But now Verizon and Google have struck a deal for a legislative template that would allow Verizon to be the gatekeeper for services running over its Internet Protocol pipe, and Google to be the colorful, well-branded winner. The outcome of this negotiation between Godzilla and Shamu may be good for them, but it would destroy the promise of a neutral network. The FCC needs to assert its authority if the chairman's and president's promises are to be kept.
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- The FCC's Open Internet Rules -- Stronger than You Think
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- Future of the Internet Symposium: Generative End Hosts vs. Generative Networks?
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- Letter from Jack Balkin, John Blevins, Jim Chen, Larry Lessig, Barbara van Schewick, and Tim Wu, Professors of Law, to Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
- Brief Amicus Curiae of Professors Jack M. Balkin, Jim Chen, Lawrence Lessig, Barbara van Schewick, and Timothy Wu Urging that the FCC's Order be Affirmed
Author
- Barbara van Schewick
- Stanford Law School
- schewick@stanford.edu
- 650 723.8340