Lawrence Lessig

RSVP by Dec. 4: see event website The ACLU of Illinois is pleased to join the American Constitution Society’s Chicago Chapter, DePaul College of Law Student Chapter in welcoming Harvard Law School professor, author, and activist Lawrence Lessig, for a discussion about his new book on Monday, December ... (more)5th in Chicago. Professor Lessig is most renowned for his criticism of copyright and trademark laws, and helped found the organization Creative Commons. Recently, he has focused his attention on the subjects of constitutional reform and political corruption, subjects which are covered in his new book, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress and a Plan to Stop It. In the book, Professor Lessig takes a look at the relationship between money and influence on our democracy and suggests ideas and achievable solutions for regaining control of our political system.

View a live webcast screening of a chat with Lawrence Lessig on fair use and politics in online video. Lessig's talk will last 45 minutes, and will be followed by a 30 minute online interactive Q & A session, and time for local discussion. The web event will be moderated by Elizabeth Stark of the ... (more)Open Video Alliance. Lawrence Lessig is director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. More information about the webcast: http://openvideoalliance.org/event/le...

The Center for Information Technology and Society at UCSB is happy to announce that Lawrence Lessig, legal professor, author, and digital culture visionary will present the 2007-2008 CITS Distinguished Lecture. The free event will take place April 11, 2008 at 12 o'clock at UCSB's MultiCultural Center ... (more)theater. Professor Lessig will present a talk titled "Changing Congress: Lessons Learned by a Copyright Activist." He will draw together a decade of activism around free and digital culture and map a plan for what those lessons teach about reforming Congress. Read on