And that meant regulators, and those seeking to protect cyberspace from at least some forms of regulation, needed to focus not just upon the work of legislators, but also the work of technologists.Ĭode v2 updates the original work. More than any other social space, cyberspace would be controlled or not depending upon the architecture, or 'code,' of that space. The book quickly began to define a certain vocabulary for thinking about the regulation of cyberspace. Lessig's 'Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace' was published in 1999. (A wise choice, as it is cheaper than printing the book in most contexts.) And obviously, you can also buy the book at the links to the right. You can download the full text in PDF form. Reflecting the contributions of the community to this new work, all royalties have been dedicated to Creative Commons. The Wiki text was licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License. Lessig took the Wiki text as of 12/31/05, and then added his own edits. From the Preface: 'This is a translation of an old book-indeed, in Internet time, it is a translation of an ancient text.' That text is Lessig's 'Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace.' The second version of that book is 'Code v2.' The aim of Code v2 is to update the earlier work, making its argument more relevant to the current internet.Ĭode v2 was written in part through a collaborative Wiki.

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