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Code: Version 2.0 is a 2006 book by Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig which proposes that governments have broad regulatory powers over the Internet. [1] The book is released under a Creative Commons license, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Lawrence Lessig
- 2006
Jul 31, 2023 · Instead, the objective of Code v1 and Code v2 is to introduce and defend a particular way of understanding regulation, and to describe the trend that we should expect regulation in cyberspace to take. His conclusions are eclectic: Simple libertarianism will not preserve liberty in cyberspace.
Mar 9, 2012 · Although the book is named Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Lessig uses this theme sparingly. It is a fairly simple concept: since cyberspace is entirely human-made, there are no natural laws to determine its architecture.
The aim of Code v2 is to update the earlier work, making its argument more relevant to the current internet. Code v2 was written in part through a collaborative Wiki. Lessig took the Wiki text as of 12/31/05, and then added his own edits. Code v2 is the result.
Dec 5, 2006 · 4.4 88 ratings. See all formats and editions. There's a common belief that cyberspace cannot be regulated-that it is, in its very essence, immune from the government's (or anyone else's) control. Code, first published in 2000, argues that this belief is wrong.
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- Lawrence Lessig
- $19.39
- Basic Books
Jan 1, 2001 · Lessig shows how code—the architecture and law of cyberspace—can make a domain, site, or network free or restrictive; how technological architectures influence people's behavior and the values they adopt; and how changes in code can have damaging consequences for individual freedoms.
Jul 31, 2008 · Since its original publication, this seminal book has earned the status of a minor classic. This second edition, or Version 2.0, has been prepared through the author’s wiki, a web site that allows readers to edit the text, making this the first reader-edited revision of a popular book.