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Anarchy: Positive or Negative?

The material for this Pass or Prepared? can be found in

Anarchy and the Internet by Gordon Graham, and "This is what democracy looks like" by Amber Gallup, and Journal of Online Law, Anarchy, State, and the Internet by David G. Post, one of the references given by Lawrence Lessig in Code, pp. 201 and ff.

Answer the following questions based on these readings.

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  1. How could we describe anarchy in a positive sense?

  2. How could we describe anarchy in a negative sense?

  3. How does Amber Gallup describe anarchy in the positive sense?

  4. Post suggests that cyberspace law will be comprised of "rule-sets," and that something akin to market competition will provide control. He speaks of market power, in which firms that has developed a loyal set of customers can raise prices without losing those customers. What does Lessig challenge about this? (Code, pp.210-203)