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• The Politics of Intellectual Property by Jessica Litman
  This much shorter paper (from a conference address) is valuable as an explanation and description from a respected and knowledgeable expert on why we are getting such bad law proposed around copyright. The reason? The scope of stakeholdership has expanded (you and I are now stakeholders in copyright law in a way that was not the case before the connected era) but there are no seats at the table reserved for us. Read this and pass it on.
  (tags: Copyright Legislation Process Reform Politics USA Paper)
• Jack Goldsmith and Lawrence Lessig – Anti-counterfeiting agreement raises constitutional concerns
  This Washington Post article is a loud, clear call for review that the Obama administration surely cannot ignore unless they have a Mandelson-level disregard for citizens in preference for the media lobby.
  (tags: ACTA USA Politics constitution lessig)

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