Under the Constitution, federal law trumps both state and city law. But antitrust law allows states some exceptional leeway to adopt anticompetitive business regulations, out of respect for states' rights to regulate business. This federal respect for states' rights does… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share Image
In 1984, the Federal Trade Commission released a report that explained why taxis could charge customers exorbitant prices for dismal service. The simple reason,… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Data can generally travel the speed of light unless networks are congested. When there's congestion, usually the cheapest and best thing is simply to… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
The current FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler, is highly regarded, but some distrust him because he is the former head lobbyist of both the cable… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Charter hired me - which, to be honest, took some humility on its part, since I have helped lead public campaigns against cable companies… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Tumblr, YouTube, Reddit, WordPress, and Facebook aren't responsible for the copyright infringement of each of their millions… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, declaring that all men were created equal, he owned slaves. Women couldn't vote. But, throughout history,… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Competitors argue that Google rigs its search algorithms to demote listings for competing search engines. Many of the allegations of demotion come generally from… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
In 2011, mobile data traffic in the United States was eight times the size of the entire global Internet in 2000. That's traffic. — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
President Obama is a big supporter of keeping the Internet open. During his presidential campaign, he pledged his support to net neutrality repeatedly. — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
The iPhone will forever be associated with the inventive genius of Steve Jobs and Silicon Valley. But the roots of innovation can be traced… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Today, in 2011, I'm giving Secretary Hillary Clinton the nod as the Obama Administration's improbable MVP in the technology realm. — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Google pays advertisers based not just on payment per click but also by number of clicks. The interplay between the two sets the prices,… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Being a 'monopoly' is not illegal, nor is trying to best one's competitors through lower prices, better customer service, greater efficiency, or more rapid… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
Any 'network neutrality' rule should be designed to forbid phone or cable companies from controlling the Internet. — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
The terms of copyright last far too long: either the life of the author plus 70 years after death for a personal work or… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share
