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{{a|devil|}}It is a common refrain amongst the visionaries, green sky{{tm}} thinkers and [[Thought leader|thought-leaders]] of [[LinkedIn]] that, to make themselves fit for the twenty-first century, [[legal eagle]]s must learn at once to ''code''. | {{a|devil|}}{{quote|Cyberspace demands a new understanding of how regulation works. It compels us to look beyond the traditional lawyer’s scope—beyond laws, or even norms. It requires a broader account of “regulation,” and most importantly, the recognition of a newly salient regulator. | ||
That regulator is the obscurity in this book’s title—Code. In real space, we recognise how laws regulate—through constitutions, statutes, and other legal codes. In cyberspace we must understand how a different “code” regulates—how the software and hardware (i.e., the “code” of cyberspace) that make cyberspace ''what'' it is also regulate cyberspace ''as'' it is.” | |||
:—[[Lawrence Lessig]], {{br|Code: Version 2.0}}}}It is a common refrain amongst the ''divers'' visionaries, green sky{{tm}} thinkers and [[Thought leader|thought-leaders]] of [[LinkedIn]] that, to make themselves fit for the twenty-first century, [[legal eagle]]s must learn at once to ''code''. | |||