Forum (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 20, 2008
Navigating a 'Google-ized' World
Copyright law is the most inefficient property system known to man, Lawrence Lessig writes in his new book, "“Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.” - Forum Column
FORUM COLUMN
By Lawrence Lessig When Google announced its plans to digitize - or Google-ize - 18,000,000 books, the editors at the Wall Street Journal were outraged. "There's a happy-go-lucky vibe around Google," the Journal wrote, contributing to an "image" that lends a "spin or respectability and beneficence to projects such as Google Print." "But," the Journal warned, "the mere activity of digitizing and storing millions of books ... raises a s...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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