Lawrence Lessig

Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig: Fair Use, Politics, and Online Video

Jordan Berg — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:01:26 -0500

Start: 02/25/2010 - 18:00

End: 02/25/2010 - 19:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Lawrence Lessig will deliver a talk on fair use and politics in online video from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Come in person, or tune in to a live webcast at http://openvideoalliance.org/lessig In conjunction with the Cambridge event, the Open Video Alliance is hosting live screenings in cities around the world.

Google Searches for Property Rights

Stevie Converse — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:47:37 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
L. Gordon Crovitz
Digital technology means that people need new options for how they use copyright. In a digital era when sharing intellectual content can create the most value, people will sometimes want the right not to enforce their rights.

Lawrence Lessing's 'Remix' for the Hybrid Economy

Stevie Converse — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:02:10 -0500

Full article: National Public Radio
In his new book Remix, law professor Lawrence Lessig explores the changing landscape of intellectual property in the digital age -- and argues that antiquated copyright laws should be updated. (Audio 37:51)

Bloggers Trash Journal's Tale of Cyber Queue-Jumping

Stevie Converse — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:47:26 -0500

Full article: Guardian
John Naughton
The false story about Net Neutrality in the Wall Street Journal and its aftermath may seem like a storm in a teacup, but in fact it's a revealing case study of how our media ecosystem has changed. It showed what the Internet can be at its best -- a powerful extension of what Jurgen Habermas once called the "public sphere."

The Made-Up Dramas of the Wall Street Journal

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:16:35 -0500

Full article: Lessig
Lawrence Lessig
The Wall Street Journal article about Net Neutrality is an indirect effort to gin up a drama about a drama about an alleged shift in President-elect Barack Obama's policies about Net Neutrality.

WSJ Story on Google's Net Neutrality Stance Raises Hackles

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:25:02 -0500

Full article: E-Commerce Times
Renay San Miguel
The high-profile subjects of a story in the Wall Street Journal accusing Google and Lawrence Lessig of abandoning its pro-Net-Neutrality stance are accusing the newspaper of misunderstanding Google's actions and otherwise stretching the truth.

Media Misfire: Google, WSJ and Net Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:31:11 -0500

Full article: Boztopia
Martin Bosworth
There are a few key points to make about the false Wall Street Journal story about Net Neutrality: People still trust old media, to their detriment; new media give you the opportunity to fight back; and broadband issues are going to be a key battlefront in the Obama era.

Time to Settle Net Neutrality Debate

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:44:46 -0500

Full article: San Jose Mercury News
Chris O'Brien
While the Wall Street Journal story about Net Neutrality may have been off target, it's clear from the subsequent dust-up that the issue is far from settled. So job one for the new FCC under President Obama should be to define and make permanent Net Neutrality.

Journal Steps in Net Neutrality Hornet's Nest

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:55:23 -0500

Full article: Wordyard
Scott Rosenberg
The tempest over the Wall Street Journal's front page story on Net Neutrality offers a nice illustration of the lack of transparency and responsiveness on the part of professional news organizations when it comes to fixing errors.

Coalition Wants Debates More Friendly to Voters, Web

Stevie Converse — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:41:33 -0400

Full article: IDG News
Grant Gross
The bipartisan Open Debate Coalition called on both presidential candidates to change some of the rules of the debates in a way that would encourage voters to submit and select questions over the Web and would allow Web sites to redistribute video of the debates without copyright concerns.