The struggle in that world will not be government’s. It will be to assure that essential liberties are preserved in this environment of perfect contr… - Lawrence Lessig

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The struggle in that world will not be government’s. It will be to assure that essential liberties are preserved in this environment of perfect control. As Siva Vaidhyanathan puts it,

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About Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig (born 3 June 1961) is an American academic and political activist. He is most famous 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, an advisory board member of the Sunlight Foundation and a former board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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Also Known As: Larry Lessig
Alternative Names: Lester Lawrence Lessig III
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"SE PODEMOS ENTENDER "PIRATARIA" como o uso de propriedade intelectual dos outros sem permissão mesmo que o princípio "se tem valor, tem direito" estiver correto então a história da indústria cultural é uma história de pirataria. Todos os setores importantes da "grande mídia" da atualidade filmes, música, rádio e TV à cabo nasceram de um tipo de pirataria bem definida."

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We, the most powerful democracy in the world, have developed a strong norm against talking about politics. It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you disagree with. Political discourse becomes isolated, and isolated discourse becomes more extreme. We say what our friends want to hear, and hear very little beyond what our friends say.

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