Lawrence Lessig is a pioneer in the true sense of the term -- a peacemaker who has bravely walked into one of the most hotly contested battles of the Internet age: copyright and the whole question of the 'ownership' of content in a digital world. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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An Indian policeman keeps watch as people go about their daily chores in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. The scarred and traumatized city struggled back to its feet Monday, reopening schools and businesses, as residents tried to come to terms with the string of terror attacks that brought bloodshed to the heart of Mumbai. The mourning for the 172 people killed in the three days of violence that started Wednesday night was not over, however.
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Election officials mark the fingers of voters before they cast their ballot during an assembly election at a polling booth in Aizawl, capital of India's northeastern state of Mizoram, December 2, 2008. Polling is being held across Aizawl on Tuesday for Mizoram's 40 assembly seats.
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A pedestrian walks past a share prices board in Tokyo on december 2, 2008. Japan's share prices dropped 533.53 points to close at 7,863.69 points at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hammered by heavy losses overnight on Wall Street after official confirmation that the United States is in recession.
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
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U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
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Quotes about Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig is a pioneer in the true sense of the term -- a peacemaker who has bravely walked into one of the most hotly contested battles of the Internet age: copyright and the whole question of the 'ownership' of content in a digital world.
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in PR Newswire
Speaking of improvement, one of the things on our new president's to-do list is getting the U.S.'s first CTO, or chief technology officer... I ended up with four potential candidates: Al Gore, Lawrence Lessig, Vin Cerf, and Shane Robison.
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in MacDailyNews
They can visit eclectic sites like Kottke.org and Cool Hunting, experiment with fonts, admire Stewart Brand and Lawrence Lessig and join social-networking communities with ironical names.
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in Wonkette
We are very pleased that Omidyar Network reconfirmed its commitment to support Sunlight's grant-making and initiatives to build greater congressional transparency ... We are also positively thrilled that Lawrence Lessig is joining our Advisory Board as part of his new mission to combat the influence of money in politics. Just as Lessig galvanized the copyright reform movement, he will inspire greater public participation in our work to restore public trust in Congress by cleaning up the systemic corruption on Capitol Hill.
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Quotes from articles mentioning Lawrence Lessig
has nothing to do with stupidity. It has nothing to do with ignorance. The simple reason we wage a hopeless war against our kids is that they have less money to give to a political campaign than Hollywood does
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in PopMatters
Even unfair and mistaken criticism cuts me in ways that are just silly. If I read a bad comment before bed, I don’t sleep. It I trip upon one when I’m trying to write, I can be distracted for hours. I fantasize about creating an alter ego who responds on my behalf. But I don’t have the courage for even that deception.
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in PopMatters
RW culture ... touches social life differently. It gives the audience something more. Or better, it asks something more of the audience. It is offered as a draft. It invites a response. In a culture in which it is common, its citizens develop a kind of knowledge that empowers as much as it informs or entertains.
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in PopMatters
What happens when writing with film (or music, or images, or every other form of ‘professional speech’ from the 20th Century) becomes as democratic as writing with text?
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in PopMatters
