New film ‘Code is Law’ explores moral quandary behind crypto hacks
James Craig’s film "Code Is Law" may leave more questions than answers about hackers' reasoning behind whether code is indeed law.
“A world where ‘the market’ runs free and the ‘evil’ of government is defeated would be, for them, a world of perfect freedom.” — Lawrence Lessig, Code: Version 2.0
Recently, I got the chance to watch a preview of James Craig’s upcoming documentary “Code is Law.” The film, which debuts on Oct. 21 on Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube Movies, tells two distinct but related stories of crypto hacks: the people involved and the ethos of the perpetrators.
Its position is clear, but the question deserves a deeper investigation. If code is not law, should it be?