Rights to The Laws of Disruption in China have been sold to Cheersbooks, a preeminent publisher associated with China Renmin University Press. Given the prominent (and increasingly important) role played by China in many of the issues associated with Internet regulation, I’m excited to see how the book is received there.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Inc./The Next New–Potentially Illegal–Thing
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“The Next New—Potentially Illegal—Thing,” Inc. Magazine, May, 2009 – Larry Downes’s interview with Inc.’s Leigh Buchanan warns innovators to avoid the increasing legal pitfalls of new technology introductions. |
CNET/Preserve Internet Freedom
2007
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“Preserve Internet Freedom…From Regulation,” CNet News.com, December 12, 2007 – Larry Downes takes an unpopular position on Net Neutrality, arguing that the cost of government interference with Internet access provisioning is almost certainly higher than the benefits. |
CIO Insight/Legal Jungle
2008
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“The Legal Jungle” Columns, CIO Insight, 2005-2008 – Many of the examples and cases from “The Laws of Disruption” were first discussed in columns Larry Downes wrote for CIO Insight. |
HBR/Commerce Clause
2005
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“The Commerce Clause Wakes Up,” Harvard Business Review, September, 2005 – Larry Downes reviews a 2005 Supreme Court that tested the limits of state law interference with Internet commerce. |
HBR/Empower all the Lawyers
2004
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“First, Empower all the Lawyers,” Harvard Business Review, December, 2004 – Larry Downes argues that corporate legal departments are broken. The digital age requires lawyers who are technology-savvy and active participants in corporate strategy. |
