Lawrence Lessig—Free culture

Published Monday, 12 August 2002 4:02PM CST by in Intellectual property

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Lawrence Lessig’s OSCON 2002 keynote address is available as a Flash 5+ (~8.5MB) presentation.

Lawrence Lessig OSCON 2002 keynote
Lawrence Lessig OSCON 2002 keynote

Lessig knows this stuff so well he performs it as a musical. His refrain is breathtaking in its simplicity and clarity:

  1. Creativity and innovation always builds on the past.
  2. The past always tries to control the creativity that builds upon it.
  3. Free societies enable the future by limiting the past.
  4. Ours is less and less a free society

Also, take the time to check out Lawrence Lessig’s weblog.

Both are exceptionally well done and highly recommended.

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