When Mike Godwin talks, people should listen. He’s been thinking about online power and user rights for longer than almost anyone, he remembers things the rest of us have forgotten, and he’s wicked smart.

Daphne Keller, Director of Intermediary Liability, The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School

Online speech is at the center of some of the most critical policy debates, and the United States lacks a clear direction for future regulation, or lack thereof. Mike Godwin’s latest book provides vital and clear insight, informed by history and analysis that only he could provide.

Jeff Kosseff, author, The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet

What Is Godwin's Law?

No one understands how the Internet has become polarized than the creator of Godwin's Law. But what exactly is it?

And who is Mike Godwin?

Mike Godwin is an American attorney and author. He was the first staff counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and he created the Internet adage Godwin’s Law and the notion of an Internet meme. He was general counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation, and has been a contributing editor of Reason magazine since 1994. He is currently a distinguished senior fellow at the R Street Institute in Washington DC, and was elected to the Internet Society Board of Trustees in April 2019.Mike Godwin is an American attorney and author. He was the first staff counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and he created the Internet adage Godwin’s Law and the notion of an Internet meme. He was general counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation, and has been a contributing editor of Reason magazine since 1994. He is currently a distinguished senior fellow at the R Street Institute in Washington DC, and was elected to the Internet Society Board of Trustees in April 2019.