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Mr. Lessig, two questions for you. First, what is one thing that each of us can do in our daily lives to help bring copyright law in the US into a better balance, respecting both the rights of the copyright holder, as well as rights for reuse? Second, there is a move towards electronic resources (databases for articles, ebooks, etc.) and away from traditional print materials in academic libraries. This has had an impact on resource sharing between academic institutions. Do you see a situation in which licensing agreements with publishers could accommodate resource sharing of electronic content similar to how physical resources are currently shared, while respecting copyright so as not to open academic institutions to potential liability?

This is certainly one of the better AMA I have ever seen. It legitimately feels like a conversation with well thought responses. Well done.

My question is in regards to your background. Did you have a background in historical research before you started this book? If so, what level of research had you been engaged in (undergraduate, graduate, professional, etc.)?

Thanks, and again, excellent job in this AMA.