Marvin Ammori
Encyclopedia
Marvin Ammori is an American academic, lawyer, and activist. He is best known for his work on network neutrality issues and freedom of speech. He is a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law
, where he helps lead a JD/LLM program in Space & Telecom law.
, where he worked with Yochai Benkler
, and the University of Michigan
for undergrad.
He is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
.
He has been involved in network neutrality policy debates for many years. In 2008, as the General Counsel of Free Press
, he was the lead lawyer before the U.S. Federal Communications Commission
on Comcast Corp. v. FCC
, which has been called the FCC's most significant network neutrality
decision. Technology lawyer Gigi Sohn
called it the biggest public interest victory for a media rights issue in over two decades. He also argued the case
on behalf of consumer groups and technology companies before the D.C. Circuit.
In 2009, he authored a major report on the future of online television, an issue that became central to the Comcast-NBC merger review and prompted merger conditions.
His academic scholarship focuses on First Amendment and technology.
He spoke at TEDx University of Michigan in 2011 about the topic of network neutrality
(see video below).
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is regarded as one of the premier educational institutions in the world. It was founded in 1888 and became part of UNL in 1891.-History:The College of Law was founded...
, where he helps lead a JD/LLM program in Space & Telecom law.
Education and Career
He studied at Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, where he worked with Yochai Benkler
Yochai Benkler
Yochai Benkler is an Israeli-American professor of Law and author. Since 2007, he has been the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. He is also a faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.- Biography :In 1984, Benkler...
, and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
for undergrad.
He is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
.
He has been involved in network neutrality policy debates for many years. In 2008, as the General Counsel of Free Press
Free Press (organization)
Free Press is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, national organization working to reform the media in the United States.It was founded in 2002 by media scholar Robert W. McChesney, The Nation contributor John Nichols, and Josh Silver, current CEO of the Democracy Fund, a foundation challenging the influence...
, he was the lead lawyer before the U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on Comcast Corp. v. FCC
Comcast Corp. v. FCC
Comcast Corp. v. FCC, 600 F.3d 642, is a 2010 United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia case holding that the Federal Communications Commission does not have ancillary jurisdiction over Comcast’s Internet service under the language of the Communications Act of 1934...
, which has been called the FCC's most significant network neutrality
Network neutrality
Network neutrality is a principle that advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers or governments on consumers' access to networks that participate in the Internet...
decision. Technology lawyer Gigi Sohn
Gigi Sohn
Gigi Sohn is president and co-founder of Public Knowledge. She was formerly with the Ford Foundation. She graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Broadcasting and Film and earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School...
called it the biggest public interest victory for a media rights issue in over two decades. He also argued the case
Comcast Corp. v. FCC
Comcast Corp. v. FCC, 600 F.3d 642, is a 2010 United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia case holding that the Federal Communications Commission does not have ancillary jurisdiction over Comcast’s Internet service under the language of the Communications Act of 1934...
on behalf of consumer groups and technology companies before the D.C. Circuit.
In 2009, he authored a major report on the future of online television, an issue that became central to the Comcast-NBC merger review and prompted merger conditions.
His academic scholarship focuses on First Amendment and technology.
He spoke at TEDx University of Michigan in 2011 about the topic of network neutrality
Network neutrality
Network neutrality is a principle that advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers or governments on consumers' access to networks that participate in the Internet...
(see video below).
External links
- Marvin Ammori's blog, http://ammori.org/
- Marvin Ammori's Wikipedia Page