An excerpt from my review. At least in his complaint that the US
constitution doesn't restrict the actions of private entities as it does
government, he is the opposite of a cpunk. If you needed more evidence,
check out his chapter bashing libertarianism.
-Declan
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/22101.html
The real problem is that Lessig's proposed
solution is no better. He bemoans that
too much of the Internet is run by
companies and individuals instead of by
bureaucrats and legislators -- and the
private sector isn't limited by
constitutional restrictions on the
government.
At 23:17 3/12/2000 -0600, Mac Norton wrote:
>Maybe so. I'm not sure exactly what he is saying, but unlike
>Bob H., I'm sure he's not saying law is more important than software.
>In that sense, he's less than the total opposite of a punk.
>MacN
>
>On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>
> > Lessig is in fact in many ways the exact opposite of a cypherpunk.
> >
> > Check out his book at:
> >
> > http://www.what-declan-doesnt-get.com
> >
> > -Declan
> >
> >
> > At 22:39 3/8/2000 -0800, Tim May wrote:
> > >Lessig is by no means a Cypherpunk (though that definition is changing as
> > >we suffer the invasions of communists, neomarxists, social justice
> > >advocates, and the just plain clueless...in a few months the list may be
> > >dominated by lefties of one ilk or another).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
