"There is a regulation of behavior on the Internet and in cyberspace, but that regulation is imposed primarily through code. The differences in the regulations effected through code distinguish different parts of the Internet and cyberspace. In some places, life is fairly free; in other places, it is more controlled. And the difference between these spaces is simply a difference in the architectures of control--that is, a difference in code."

Source : Lawrence Lessig (2008). “Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0”, p.39, Hachette UK

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