...o “invent” the public domain before we can save it. A word about style. I am trying to write about complicated issues, some of which have been neglect... ...depth, I offer my apologies. I fear you may be right. It was not for want of trying. Preface xvi -1 ___ 0 ___ 1 ___ 37278_u00.qxd 8/28/08 11:04 AM ... ...t over. Or you can give up. What- ever happens, you waste time and effort in trying to figure out a way of getting around a system that is designed aro... ...spond to the threat (and promise) of the Internet. More precisely, they were trying to shape the future of the cumbersomely named “Na- tional Informat... ...les of tiddlywinks. My own experience is probably representative. I remember trying to pitch an article on the subject to a charming but uncomprehendi... ...nce that they had “intended” to induce copyright violation. First, they were trying “to satisfy a known demand for copyright infringement.” This could... ...about the likely reach of any ruling that would shut down Napster. “I am not trying to say the Internet is illegal,” said the lawyer. There was a paus... ...tangle, presumably imbued with the spirit of Steve Jobs.) Their true sin was trying to understand the iPod so that they could make it do things that A... ...- dation number. So far, this looks no different from the razor manufacturer trying to make it difficult to manufacture a compatible replacement blade....