The Internet Isn’t Special. Real Space Is. Larry Lessig on Our Failure To Regulate Tech.

John Battelle
19 min readFeb 14, 2024

I’ve known Larry Lessig for more than 25 years, and throughout that time, I’ve looked to him for wisdom — and a bit of pique — when it comes to understanding the complex interplay of law, technology, and the future of the Internet. Lessig is currently the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. He also taught at…

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John Battelle

A Founder of The Recount, NewCo, Federated Media, sovrn Holdings, Web 2 Summit, Wired, Industry Standard; writer on Media, Technology, Culture, Business