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Re:Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Aaron's Law [pdf] by alxndr on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @10:21PM (#5065032)
I looked quickly at the reddit comment thread that someone else linked to, and it appears that Lawrence Lessig has responded to a related question:

"would your proposed 'Aaron's law' prevent the situation by which Aaron was refused a plea deal that did not include jail time?" --alexwilhelm

"If "Aaron's Law" had been law, Aaron would not have been charged with a felony, and so there would not have been jail time to refuse." --lessig

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/16njr9/im_rep_zo...

edit: context

Re:Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Aaron's Law [pdf] by mindslight on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:00PM (#5065170)
This response lowered my opinion of Lessig. Does he honestly believe this? In addition to the TOS, there were technical restrictions that Aaron evaded as well.
Re:Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Aaron's Law [pdf] by tedunangst on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:30PM (#5065280)
My Lessig is not always technically correct moment came while reading the future of ideas. He compares radio spectrum to an Ethernet hub, everybody plugs in and it just works. Problem is, there's a reason everybody moved from using hubs to switches, which are a lot more like centrally controlled cell towers. Its not a bad thing, but he is not a bits and bytes person.
Re:Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Aaron's Law [pdf] by mindslight on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:37PM (#5065305)
I've never fully grokked the physical limits behind these newfangled unlimited spread spectrum ideas. Clearly there has to be some, and not knowing specifically what they are makes me highly skeptical.