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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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Wired

"His considered analysis of the complex issues at stake, the nature of new technologies, and the history of communications law is...exhaustive." Stre…

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NY Times

"[A] breath of fresh air in a crowded field where most authors would rather shout than talk....a fund of clear, clean, useful information....This book is a…

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The Nation

"Lessig is one of the brightest minds grappling with the consequences of the digital world today, as deft and original with technical intricacies as he is…

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LA Times

"Lessig is a clear writer who is able to convey complicated concepts in simple prose. The book, however, is rich with examples and subtleties about everyth…

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Slashdot.org

"The ideas in it should not be unfamiliar -- Lessig is hardly the only one espousing this point of view today, though he is one of the most articulate. The…

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Business Week

"Stanford Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig's concerns are specific and timely: He believes that the Internet and the innovation wave it spawned fac…

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Cook Report

"Lessig summarizes with scholarly detail the war waged by the interests of corporate control on behalf of corporate profits against the physical, logical a…

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Columbus Dispatch

"Alas, Lessig more pointedly says, the architecture of cyberspace is being challenged, legally and technically, so that the Net is in danger of being peril…

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FindLaw's Writ

"An incredible resource for anyone who wishes to grapple with the difficult intersection between private property and the public use of creativity on the I…

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Washington Monthly

"[A]n extremely important book that should be widely read in Washington, particularly given the importance of the government's role in regulating telec…