Lawrence Lessig
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lawrence "Larry" Lessig (born June 3, 1961) is an American academic and political activist. He is best known 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Lessig licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1961-06-03 · Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
Known for
- The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) — Self
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) — Self - Copyright Attorney and Author
- Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017) — Self
- The Swamp (2020) — Self
- Whose Vote Counts, Explained (2020)
- Killswitch (2015) — Self
- Google and the World Brain (2013) — Himself
- RiP!: A Remix Manifesto (2008) — Self
- Meeting Snowden (2017) — Self - Law Professor
- Democracy for $ale (2020) — Self - Law Professor
- Democracy (s)? (2018)
- Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property (2007) — Self
- Alternative Freedom (2006) — Himself
- Moneyocracy (2012) — Self
- Overheard with Evan Smith (2010) — Self