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Johnstech

October 22, 2004

Peer-to-peer politics

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A new Web site from Stanford law professor and Internet activist Lawrence Lessig lets users e-mail political advertisement videos to friends and family, and add comments.

People living in ad-saturated swing states might not find the service so appealing, but for those who haven't seen many ads, it's a novel way to engage in political discourse.

And you can see and exchange do-it-yourself ads that would never make television.

The biggest limitation is that so far, the p2p Politics site is very one-sided.

Guest: Stanford's Lawrence Lessig


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