Lawrence Lessig
Harvard Law professor & Creative Commons founder | Fighting for free culture and democracy reform
About
Lawrence Lessig is a Harvard Law professor, political activist, and founder of Creative Commons, the licensing system that has enabled billions of works to be shared freely online. His books including 'Free Culture' and 'Republic, Lost' have shaped debates on copyright, corruption, and democracy.
He ran for President in 2015 on a platform of campaign finance reform and continues to advocate for fixing systemic corruption in American politics. A TED speaker with millions of views, he brings legal expertise and moral clarity to complex issues of technology, creativity, and democracy.
With 4 talks at major events, he speaks on copyright reform, political corruption, and the future of free culture.
What Lawrence Talks About
Why copyright law is broken and how to fix it
The systemic corruption threatening democracy
Creative Commons and the future of sharing
How money in politics distorts policy
Free culture in the age of AI
Talks4
The unstoppable walk to political reform
Seven years ago, Internet activist Aaron Swartz convinced Lawrence Lessig to take up the fight for political reform. A year after Swartz's tragic death, Lessig continues his campaign to free US politics from the stranglehold of corruption. In this fiery, deeply personal talk, he calls for all citizens to engage, and offers a heartfelt reminder to never give up hope.
We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim
Re-examining the remix
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Laws that choke creativity
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