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Liked It “If you think that the RIAA and Hollywod are ridiculous when it comes to suing college students for pirated stuff, this book is for you. It explains how current copyright laws are aimed at protecting the lobby, and not the population.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Lessig’s books on copyright are easier to read than other people’s, but I don’t know that he needs to have written this. Remix is essentially Free Culture with a focus in the first section on remixes and mash-ups.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“If you think that the RIAA and Hollywod are ridiculous when it comes to suing college students for pirated stuff, this book is for you. It explains how current copyright laws are aimed at protecting the lobby, and not the population. ”
Mathieu Plourde wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Lessig’s books on copyright are easier to read than other people’s, but I don’t know that he needs to have written this. Remix is essentially Free Culture with a focus in the first section on remixes and mash-ups.”
Christina F wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book prompted much discussion in class.”
Copasetic wrote this review Saturday, September 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read this book if you seek a conceptual structure and a well reasoned perspective on what's happening (or should be happening) around copyright law and the practical application of it in this digital age. Very well done. Having read this book its clear that improvements in copyright law could improve our world and advance our culture. I didn't start this book with such an understanding. However. Don't read this book if your seeking economic arguments and business models for businesses centered on intellectual property.
Ron T wrote this review Thursday, August 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
More generally, I would advocate for a revised edition. I've read this book a couple years after its publish date as summer vacation reading. As I read it, I wondered if we're really heading towards Lessig's vision and if there are more recent waypoints that illuminate progress for this journey. It would be interesting to understand his observations on what's changed in the last few years (this is my first reason for a revised version). Second reason: Lessig appears to be a political person and the book at its core is a well done advocacy book capped by its last chapter. He unfortunately links his advocacy in the final chapter to the rather temporal and dynamic geopolitical lessons of "failure" in Iraq ... and to our environmental(global warming) tipping point. ie. Media conglomerates cannot win the copyright/sharing war for the same reason we cannot win in Iraq. Alas, with the benefit of time it would appear that Iraq has been won using the wise application of power. Oops. So Warner Brothers (and the media giants) will win too? Global warming and the ecological tipping point suffer the same uncertainty problem (so this last chapter is therefore my second reason for a revised edition). Net review however is the structure of Lessig's argument around his core knowledge is insightful and sound. But for the author I would advise more careful consideration when linking strong logical arguments to seemingly parallel, but in reality, distinctly different, certainly temporal, and profoundly unsettled political matters. ”
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