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What we can and can't do there is governed by the underlying code of all of the programs that make up the Internet, which both permit and restrict.

While we tend to assume that what is in cyberspace is a given, in fact everything there is a construction based on decisions made by people. It is a fairly simple concept: since cyberspace is entirely human-made, there are no natural laws to determine its architecture.

Although the book is named Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Lessig uses this theme sparingly.