Free Culture Just when it felt like it was getting harder and harder to keep up with the Great Intellectual Property Debate (aka 'Stop Stealing Our Music!!!'), Lawrence Lessig has written a book. And it's a great book - it leads the reader through all the important topics e.g. file-sharing, fair use, copyright terms, and how technology is being used to erode our right to experience our own culture. Lessig is an American, and writes exclusively about what is happening in America, which is why Australians should definitely read the book.We've just entered into a Free Trade Agreement with America, and in return for access to the US market, our government promised to align our intellectual property regimes with the American ones. So we could be in for our own DMCA, or file-sharing laws, or some other horrible piece or crap.

And putting his money where his mouth is, Lessig is allowing you to read his book for free. So there's no excuse - go download the PDF and find out one of our possible futures.  ¶ 3:16 PM