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The Afternoon Magazine

The Afternoon Magazine: The Law and You -- The Future of Ideas With host Amy Gadja Broadcast in WILL 580 AM The University of Illinois (RealAudio)…

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Washington Times

"The [Future of Ideas] brims with brilliant insights and subtleties....[it] should be must reading for serious property rights thinkers about the Internet…

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American Prospect

"[A] brilliant...exposition....[T]hanks to Code and The Future of Ideas...and a few other farsighted works, we need not be herded altogether passively into…

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New Yorker

"[The] most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era....[The Future of Ideas] serves as a bleak summa of his thoughts on intellectual…

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LA Times

"[A] dazzlingly inventive work about familiar things. It deserves to change the way we think about the electronic frontier." The Final Frontier, Alex…

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New Scientist

"[A] book that is far darker and more pessimistic than Code...they ask, [who] will spend their lives making music for the rest of us if there's no way…

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Chicago Tribune

"[Lessig is] a respected scholar with a firm grasp of both law and technology." Firms' control is threat to innovation: Author, Anick Jesdanun, C…

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NY Times (2)

"Lessig's grim assessment is dead on....[It's] a manifesto that shakes you up, making you aware of how much is lost when a culture turns 'ideas…

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Deseret News

"[A]n important book about the counter-revolution produced by the Internet revolution." Books: Leisure reading, Dennis Lythgoe, Deseret News, Decembe…

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May the Source Be With You

May the Source Be With You The laws protecting software code are stifling creativity, destroying knowledge, and betraying the public trust. Legal heavy Lawrence…