Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace

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Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace is a seminal book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that explores how software code functions as a form of regulation shaping behavior and governance in the digital world.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
academicDiscipline cyberlaw
legal informatics
argues digital architectures constrain and shape user behavior
regulation occurs through law norms market and architecture
author Lawrence Lessig
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses copyright in the digital age
encryption policy
impact of technology design on civil liberties
regulation of cyberspace
role of governments in internet regulation
role of private actors in digital regulation
surveillance in digital environments
fieldOfStudy communications
information technology
law
political science
followedBy Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace Version 2.0
genre cyberlaw
legal theory
technology studies
hasEdition Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace Version 2.0
hasReception considered a foundational work in cyberlaw
widely cited in legal scholarship
influenced debates on internet regulation
digital governance scholarship
technology policy discourse
influencedBy constitutional law
cyberlaw scholarship
regulatory theory
language English
mainSubject architecture of the internet
cyberspace
digital rights
free speech
intellectual property
internet governance
law
privacy
regulation
software code
mediaType book
print
notableIdea code is law
proposes software code functions as a form of regulation
publicationYear 1999
publisher Basic Books
timePeriodDescribed early commercial internet era

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