Lawrence Lessig

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.

  • Title: Lawrence Lessig
  • Popularity: 0.782
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1961-06-03
  • Place of Birth: Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
  • Homepage: https://www.lessig.org/
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Lawrence Lessig Movies

  • 2008
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    RiP!: A Remix Manifesto

    RiP!: A Remix Manifesto

    7.1 2008 HD

    RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about the "the changing concept of copyright" directed by Brett Gaylor.

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  • 2007
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    Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property

    Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property

    1 2007 HD

    In 1998, university professor Kembrew McLeod (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa) trademarked the phrase "freedom...

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  • 2006
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    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    7.1 2006 HD

    Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates...

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  • 2014
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    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

    7.89 2014 HD

    Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for...

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  • 2006
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    Alternative Freedom

    Alternative Freedom

    1 2006 HD

    Directors Twila Raftu and Shaun Cronin explore the controversial issue of free data exchange and the growing impact of copyright legislation,...

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  • 2015
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    Killswitch

    Killswitch

    7.714 2015 HD

    This Internet is under attack. Communications, culture, free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. Will the Internet be dominated...

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  • 2017
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    Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web

    Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web

    6.7 2017 HD

    The larger-than-life story of Kim Dotcom, the 'most wanted man online', is extraordinary enough, but the battle between Dotcom and the US Government...

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  • 2017
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    Meeting Snowden

    Meeting Snowden

    7 2017 HD

    Moscow, Russia, December 2016. Edward Snowden, Larry Lessig and Birgitta Jónsdóttir meet for the first time in a secret place....

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  • 2018
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    Democracy (s)?

    Democracy (s)?

    10 2018 HD

    A year ago, thanks to the precious support of 7819 people, we started a journey in democracy (s). Over the weeks and months, according to meetings,...

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  • 2013
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    Google and the World Brain

    Google and the World Brain

    6.423 2013 HD

    The most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet: Google's master plan to scan every book in the world and the people trying to stop them....

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  • 2020
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    The Swamp

    The Swamp

    6.63 2020 HD

    A look behind the curtain of Washington politics following three "renegade" Republican Congressmen as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to...

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  • 2020
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    Democracy for $ale

    Democracy for $ale

    7.2 2020 HD

    In the United States of America, lobbyists, corporations and billionaires invest millions of dollars to ensure that a suitable candidate, one...

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  • 2020
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    Whose Vote Counts, Explained

    Whose Vote Counts, Explained

    6.6 2020 HD

    The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. But not every vote is created equal. How does the system work, and can it be fixed?

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  • 2020
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    Whose Vote Counts, Explained

    Whose Vote Counts, Explained

    6.6 2020 HD

    The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. But not every vote is created equal. How does the system work, and can it be fixed?

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