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< BACK Digital Phoenix Why the Information Economy Collapsed and How It Will Rise Again Bruce Abramson Endorsements"Digital Phoenix is a brilliant explanation of the law, economics, and technology behind the information technology revolution— in my view, the best book on this topic on the market."—Robert Litan, Vice President, Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation "Bruce Abramson has produced a road map for the information revolution that nimbly weaves together insights about the relationships among technology, law, economics, and politics. He's a fantastic storyteller, capturing the details and significance of such important moments as the Microsoft antitrust case, the Napster phenomenon, and the battles over free software, while retaining the swashbuckling flavor of each of these digital adventures." —Jonathan Zittrain, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School “The Microsoft antitrust trial, the ascent of Linux, the rise and fall of Napster—Abramson not only masterfully retells each of these foundational stories of the digital economy, he explains why they mattered, how they fit into the 'New Economy,' and what they portend for the next information technology boom. This is mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand what makes our digital economy tick.” —Fred von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation "Bruce Abramson has written an interesting and highly accessible story of the information economy. He looks beyond the 1990s cycle of hype and disillusionment to explain what is really important in this story: the reconfiguring of the information flows that form the basis of social, political, and economic life. A revolution is in the making, and Abramson's book helps to clarify the stakes in how it turns out." —Steven Weber, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley, author of The Success of Open Source |
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