The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World - Hardcover

Lessig, Lawrence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375505784 ISBN 13: 9780375505782

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Explores the meaning of intellectual property in the new high-tech digital age, addressing the legal, social, and economic factors at work and provides a thought-provoking argument that those qualities that have made the Internet a dynamic force for creativity, freedom, and innovation could destroy the Intenet's potential. 50,000 first printing.

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Product Description:

Edition Vintage Books (an imprint of Random House Inc.), 2002. ISBN: 0-375-72844-8. PAPERBACK. 382 pages, size: 13 x 20.1 x 2.2 cm. Just light tan to paper edges. Other than that, the unread book remains in excellent condition throughout: Soft cover intact; text all clean, neat and tight. Prompt dispatch from UK.

Review:

"Dazzlingly inventive . . . It deserves to change the way we think about the electronic frontier." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"A manifesto that shakes you up, making you aware of how much is lost when a culture turns 'ideas' into 'intellectual property.'" --"The New York Times Book Review"
"A breath of fresh air in a crowded field . . . This book is a public service." --"The New York Times"
"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 with broad legal theory. . . . "The Future of Ideas" succeeds marvelously." --"The Nation"
"Lessig's book will serve as an excellent guide." --"The Washington Post Book World"

Dazzlingly inventive . . . It deserves to change the way we think about the electronic frontier. Los Angeles Times Book Review
A manifesto that shakes you up, making you aware of how much is lost when a culture turns ideas into intellectual property. The New York Times Book Review
A breath of fresh air in a crowded field . . . This book is a public service. The New York Times
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 with broad legal theory. . . . The Future of Ideas succeeds marvelously. The Nation
Lessig s book will serve as an excellent guide. The Washington Post Book World"

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0375505784
• ISBN 13: 9780375505782
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352