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Intellectual property. the idea that an idea from someones mind is theirs solely and cannot be re-submitted as their own work. Lessig finds this idea problematic because it will restrict people from being fully creative.
Another similarity i found was that both found that copyright is very dated and it provides a new set of problems in a modern collaborative era. Copyright is a successful concept but it has now taken a new form that protects major corp from usually small business or a single individual.
Both deal with very similar concepts. it seems that both have not fully given up on the topics they argue for or against. it seems that it is a matter of slight variation in certain policies that make the rich richer. in a increasingly digital world that changes as quickly as it is growing, it seems necessary that adjustments be made and that is what i think they are both ultimately arguing.

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Lessig defines an economy as "a system in which “something” is exchanged with another for “something” given in return" p. 117. The main fundamental difference is that a commercial economy runs on money, whereas a sharing economy is placed on collaboration and growth the specific thing being shard. A commercial economy follows set of rules and principles that are governed and expected to be followed. From this explanation it would seem that a sharing economy is much better than a commercial. but this is not true, both provide various pros and cons. it is highly influenced by the purpose of the exchange.