Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 21:40:02 +0100 Subject: Re: A reply to Lessig's _Code_ From: Lawrence Lessig To: Brian Holtz Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <386174C5.490F5DB8@sun.com> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by ha3mpk.eng.sun.com id MAA14499 Content-Length: 4532 my point is that there is no *market* outcome independent of the government. the DCMA is the law; it is government; it is also part of the "market." the mistake of assuming that the market is independent of government is one that was resolved 90 years ago. here's the thing: you've got a lot of righteousness raging through out this. I wonder on what basis. You don't actually know what my argument is. Yet you write as if you did. Is this common with people in your field? Or only people with your persuasion?