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Lawrence Lessig- Full Interview
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society. A long-time advocate for copyright reform and information freedom, he is the founder and architect of Creative Commons, a non-profit organization dedicated to grassroots copyright reform through the means of “provid[ing] free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.” Prof. Lessig is also a founder of the Electronic Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit organization which advocates for the rights of users of digital media. He is an in-demand speaker and writer on the topics of Constitutional law, contracts, digital rights, and cyberspace law. |
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Description: Lawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law at Stanford University and the chairman of the Creative Commons project. He talks about the purpose of Creative Commons, the licenses offered, and how the licenses are secured. Lessig also mentions the relationship between Creative Commons and Flickr, Movable Type, and Wilco. Gilberto Gill and his connection with the sampling license and Lessig's hopes for the future are covered as well.
Shoot Date: November 2005 |
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