All around us are the consequences of the most significant technological, and hence cultural, revolution in generations. Lawrence Lessig consequenceculturalgeneration Change image and share on social
When government disappears, it's not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place. Lawrence Lessig disappeargovernmentinterest Change image and share on social
Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not just for monopoly holders. Lawrence Lessig goodholdermonopoly Change image and share on social
The danger in media concentration comes not from the concentration, but instead from the feudalism that this concentration, tied to the change in copyright, produces. Lawrence Lessig changeconcentrationcopyright Change image and share on social
If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see fit. Lawrence Lessig buildcommoncore Change image and share on social
Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device. Lawrence Lessig commercialcontinuecopyright Change image and share on social