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Lawrence Lessig

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The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result.


— Lawrence Lessig


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While the creative works from the 16th century can still be accessed and used by others, the data in some software programs from the 1990s is already inaccessible.


— Lawrence Lessig


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In these times, the hardest task for social or political activists is to find a way to get people to wonder again about what we all believe is true. The challenge is to sow doubt.


— Lawrence Lessig


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When government disappears, it's not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place.


— Lawrence Lessig


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A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom.


— Lawrence Lessig


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About Lawrence Lessig

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Did you know about Lawrence Lessig?

Lessig has known president Barack Obama since their days of both teaching law at the University of Chicago and had been mentioned as a candidate to head the Federal Communications Commission which regulates the telecommunications industry. A. In a press conference on March 20 2008 Lessig explained that he hoped the Change Congress website would help provide technological tools voters could use to hold their representatives accountable and reduce the influence of money on politics.

He is director of the Edmond J. Lessig is a founding board member of Creative Commons and the founder of Rootstrikers and is on the board of MapLight. Previously he was a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Center for Internet and Society.

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