. . . . . . . . . . "Tim Wu's The master switch : the rise and fall of information empires"@en . . . "History"@en . . "Wu shows that each of the new media of the twentieth century- radio, telephone, television, and film- was born free and open. Each invited unrestricted use and enterprising experiment until some would-be mogul battled his way to total domination. Explaining how invention begets industry and industry begets empire- a progress often blessed by government, typically with stifling consequences for free expression and technical innovation alike- Wu identifies a time-honored pattern in the maneuvers of today's great information powers."@en . . . . "Stanford University. Center for Internet & Society," . . . .