There are very few people in our society who are actually free to say what they believe. I am in an extremely… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
I advocate for protecting the liberty of the net, and securing privacy. I argue against people who believe both are somehow given… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
If zero percent of the elites support something, very low chance it's going to pass, if 100% support something, very high chance… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Believing we know what makes prosperity work, ignoring the nature of the actual prosperity all around, we change the rules within which… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
In these times, the hardest task for social or political activists is to find a way to get people to wonder again… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Monopolies are not justified by theory; they should be permitted only when justified by facts. If there is no solid basis for… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
It might be crazy to expect a high government official to speak the truth. It might be crazy to believe that government… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you disagree with.… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
As I've indicated, most books go out of print within one year. The same is true of music and film. Commercial culture is sharklike.… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
I think the reality is that copyright law has for a very long time been a tiny little part of American jurisprudence, far removed… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Code plus law is combining to reduce rights consumers used to have. — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Remember the refrain: We always build on the past; the past always tries to stop us. Freedom is about stopping the past, but we… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Politics is that rare sport where the amateur contest is actually more interesting than the professional. — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
But, like all metaphoric wars, the copyright wars are not actual conflicts of survival. Or at least, they are not conflicts for survival of… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
If the only way a library can offer an Internet exhibit about the New Deal is to hire a lawyer to clear the rights… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Some blame the drug companies. I don't. They are corporations. Their managers are ordered by law to make money for the corporation. They push… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
By the time Apple's Macintosh operating system finally falls into the public domain, there will be no machine that could possibly run it. The… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
