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This episode explores the intersection of software and free speech protections under the First Amendment.

When should software lose free speech protections? This podcast covers software and the First Amendment, tracing the history from Cold War export controls to recent restrictions on advanced AI models. My goal: the internet's most comprehensive explainer on speech and code, from cryptography to cryptocurrency to AI. In this episode, you'll hear from leading experts on the legal layer of software and free speech: Peter Van Valkenburgh, Executive Director at Coin Center Laz Pieper, Director of Research at Coin Center Eugene Volokh, First Amendment scholar and Fellow at the Hoover Institution Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar at the University of Florida Preston Byrne, Managing Partner at Byrne & Storm Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel and co-chair of CahillNXT By the end of this episode, I promise you'll be in the top percentile for understanding when code is protected speech, regardless of where you're starting from. (You just might need to listen twice. There's a lot here.) This episode is presented by Altitude, visit Altitude.xyz/law to learn more about their financial operating system. Timestamps: 0:00 Anthropic AI export controls 6:17 Introduction 9:39…

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