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# What is “amateur culture,” both before the digital age and since?
# What is “professional culture” and how did it develop?
# Lessig points out a conflict raging between technology and law. What are the implications of this war?
# Why is it important in a digital age to make artistic productions easily available?
# What is BitTorrent, and what is the largest site for torrents on the Internet?
# Once it’s released, who owns culture?
# What does Lessig mean by “remix” and why is it “an essential act of RW creativity”?
# Lessig argues that we must protect RO culture, but not at the expense of RW (90). What does he mean, and how does he propose to do it?
# What does the music community in general think of current copyright laws and “illegal” downloading? What about other artists?
# What defines “convergence culture” and/or “participatory culture”? How does it relate to Lessig’s concerns?

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