[Commlist] New Book: After Net Neutrality

David Elliot Berman and Victor Pickard have a new book out:
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*After Net Neutrality: A New Deal for the Digital Age *

/After Net Neutrality: A New Deal for the Digital Age /(Yale University 
Press, 2019) is both a primer that explains net neutrality’s history and 
politics, as well as an argument for a more equitable framework for 
internet regulation. Pickard and Berman assert that we should see access 
to the internet not as a commodity but as a public good necessary for 
sustaining democratic society in the twenty first century. They reframe 
the threat to net neutrality as more than a conflict between content 
providers like Netflix and internet service providers like Comcast—they 
argue it is part of the much wider project to commercialize the public 
sphere and undermine the free speech essential for democracy. Readers 
will come away with a better understanding of the key concepts 
underpinning the net neutrality battle and rallying points for future 
action to democratize online communication.

Early praise for /After Net Neutrality/:

"An essential primer and a great read. Highly recommended."—Tim Wu, 
author of /The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires/
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"Pickard and Berman have written the best introduction to net neutrality 
and the broader policymaking surrounding the internet that I have ever 
read. It is perfect for students or citizens eager to understand some of 
the most important issues of our times. Must reading."—Robert W. 
McChesney, author of /Digital Disconnect:/ /How Capitalism is Turning 
the Internet Against Democracy/
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"Want to know how the internet went from democracy's promise to 
democracy’s peril? It's all right here in an eminently readable and 
essential book.  And a plan for action, too!"—Hon. Michael J. Copps, 
former FCC Commissioner

/After Net Neutrality: A New Deal for the Digital Age/ is available now:

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300241402/after-net-neutrality

amzn.com/0300241402 <https://www.amzn.com/0300241402>



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