Remix

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• Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy

  "What does it mean to society when a whole generation is raised as criminals?" This is the question that intellectual property guru and "copyleft" leader Lawrence Lessig asks in his new book, Remix. He's building on a point he first raised in his inf ... (read full critics)

  barnesandnoble published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010

• Lawrence Lessig's Remix questions copyright laws

  Remix. By Lawrence Lessig. Penguin, 352 pp, $28.50, hardcover Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig is one of the leading advocates of copyright reform, and over the past decade has written several books, given dozens of lectures, and published hund ... (read full critics)

  straight published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  "what kind of moral platform will sustain our kids, when their ordinary behaviour is deemed criminal?"

  Not only a book on copyright legislation but about creative work evolution in the digital era and Internet economy.
  From read only content to copyleft reuse, through hybrids and remixes.

  I appre ... (continue)

  "what kind of moral platform will sustain our kids, when their ordinary behaviour is deemed criminal?"

  Not only a book on copyright legislation but about creative work evolution in the digital era and Internet economy.
  From read only content to copyleft reuse, through hybrids and remixes.

  I appreciated his balanced approach sometimes adopting the point of view of who asks for more restrictions, bringing many examples from real world recent scenarios.
  Good references also coming from social sciences and past century history.

  Some concepts contained in this book about law and the role of legislators should be part of everyone cultural background.

  Only disappointment is that Lessig style is a bit verbose and repeats often concept already mentioned before.

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  Ilias Bartolini said on Jul 5, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  A very good book

  This is a very interesting discussion about the copyright current situation and possible evolution.
  The first part of the book seems to have been written a couple of years ago and includes a set of example that are may be not obsolete, but seen over and over (e.g. in book such as Wikinomics).< ... (continue)

  This is a very interesting discussion about the copyright current situation and possible evolution.
  The first part of the book seems to have been written a couple of years ago and includes a set of example that are may be not obsolete, but seen over and over (e.g. in book such as Wikinomics).

  The second part is more technical and interesting.

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  Franco Folini said on Feb 2, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 352 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0143116134
• ISBN-13: 9780143116134
• Publisher: Penguin Paperback
• Pub date: Sep 29, 2009
• Also available as: Hardcover

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