This does not mean that every copyright must prove its value initially. That would be a far too cumbersome system of control. But it does mean that every system or category of copyright or patent should prove its worth. — 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 extending a certain monopoly protection, then we should not extend that protection. This does not mean that every… — 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
As more and more citizens express what they think, and defend it in writing, that will change the way people understand public issues. It… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
I think if the copyright regime focuses on the people we are supposed to be helping, the artists and creators, and builds a system… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
There is still the illusion that if we could declare corporations are not people or that money is not speech, all would be solved.… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
