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Will the Internet Survive?

Published April 27, 2008 at 4:00 PM EDT

The Internet is a happy accident of the 20th century. But law professor Jonathan Zittrain wonders whether the net can survive in a culture of freedom and innovation. Andrea Seabrook talks to Zittrain about his new book The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It.

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