Quote by: Lawrence Lessig

If the only way a library can offer an Internet exhibit about the New Deal is to hire a lawyer to clear the rights to every image and sound, then the copyright system is burdening creativity in a way that has never been seen before because there are no formalities.

Lawrence Lessig

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Author Bio

  • NameLawrence Lessig
  • DescriptionAmerican academic, political activist. Founder, Stanford Center for Internet and Society, Creative Commons. Proponent of reduced legal restrictions on copyright, trademark, radio frequency spectrum, esp. in technology applications.
  • AliasesLarry Lessig
  • BornJune 3, 1961
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJurist
  • AwardsWebby Lifetime Achievement Award