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Permission From The Government Is An Expensive Commodity. New Ideas Rarely Have This Kind Of Support. Old Ideas Often Have Deep Legislative Connections To Defend Them Against The New.

-Lawrence Lessig

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Permission From The Government Is

Lawrence Lessig

Permission From The Government Is An Expensive Commodity. New Ideas Rarely Have This Kind Of Support. Old Ideas Often Have Deep Legislative Connections To Defend Them Against The New.

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