Lawrence "Larry" Lessig is an American academic and political activist. He is best known as a proponent of reduced legal restrictions on copyright, trademark, and radio frequency spectrum, particularly in technology applications.
He is a director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University and a professor of law at Harvard Law School. Prior to rejoining Harvard, he was a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of its Center for Internet and Society. Lessig is a founding board member of Creative Commons, a board member of the Software Freedom Law Center and a former board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Code: and other laws of cyberspace
5 editions - first published in 1999 Borrow -
Free culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity
4 editions - first published in 2004 Read -
The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
3 editions - first published in 2001 DAISY -
Remix: making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy
3 editions - first published in 2008 Read -
Republic, lost: how money corrupts Congress--and a plan to stop it
1 edition - first published in 2011 -
L'avenir des idées: le sort des biens communs à l'heure des réseaux numériques
1 edition - first published in 2005 -
Cultura libre: Cómo los grandes medios están usando la tecnología y las leyes para encerrar la cultura y controlar la creatividad
1 edition - first published in 2004 -
Cut/Film As Found Object In Contemporary Video
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One Way Forward: The Outsider’s Guide to Fixing the Republic
1 edition - first published in 2012
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