Jamie writes:

Brunner's _The Shockwave Rider_ is also recommended readings, especially for those most concerned with nyms, access rights/abilities and the net.

Cypherpunks may be interested in a course I'm teaching later this fall in NYC at the School of Visual Arts: Course Description: Law, Society, and the Electronic Frontier Instructor: Mike Godwin, Legal Services Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation The purpose of this class is to give students familiarity with a range of social and legal issues that arise when computers become a medium for communication, an instrumentality of crime, and a new kind of community. The class is designed to give students a sense of what kinds of social and cultural challenges we will have to face as we enter the networked world of the 21st century. Students will read, on average, one book for each meeting, plus occasional handout materials. Class meetings will be devoted to a short lecture, followed by a discussion period. There will be one short research or writing assignment. This class will meet over six Saturdays from October 30 to December 18 (November 6 and Thanksgiving recess excluded). I will be available for phone conferences from my office or home in Washington, DC: (Office) 202-347-5400, ex. 204 (Home) 301-270-1703. Please contact me if you have any questions. Book list: THE HACKER CRACKDOWN, Bruce Sterling CYBERPUNK, Katie Hafner and John Markoff HACKERS, Steven Levy GIRLS LEAN BACK EVERYWHERE, Edward de Grazia THE SHOCKWAVE RIDER, John Brunner NEUROMANCER, William Gibson (optional) BURNING CHROME, William Gibson TRUE NAMES, Vernor Vinge There may also be some photocopied handouts distributed in class.