
Person
Lawrence Lessig
Acting · Born 1961-06-03 · Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
Biography
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.
Known for

Overheard with Evan Smith
Self

Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020

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

This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self - Copyright Attorney and Author

Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web
Self
Alternative Freedom
Himself

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
Self

The Swamp
Self

Google and the World Brain
Himself

Democracy for $ale
Self - Law Professor
Filmography
- 2025The Eastman Dilemma: Lawfare or JusticeSelf
- 2020Democracy for $aleSelf - Law Professor
- 2020Whose Vote Counts, Explained
- 2020The SwampSelf
- 2018Democracy (s)?
- 2017Meeting SnowdenSelf - Law Professor
- 2017Kim Dotcom: Caught in the WebSelf
- 2015KillswitchSelf
- 2014The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzSelf
- 2013Google and the World BrainHimself
- 2012MoneyocracySelf
- 2010Overheard with Evan SmithSelf
- 2008RiP!: A Remix ManifestoSelf
- 2007Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual PropertySelf
- 2006This Film Is Not Yet RatedSelf - Copyright Attorney and Author
- 2006Alternative FreedomHimself
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