• Lawrence Lessig is a professor at Stanford University's school of law, and founder of Creative Commons. Lessig is a prominent advocate of Free Culture and the Free Software Movement.

  Bloomsbury Academic is hosting a competition in which contestants are invited to find a video or interview with Lawrence Lessig and mash it up with another interview or, video in the process creating something new. The contestant will win a signed copy of the book, Remix The Remixer and approximately $300.BoingBoing: Remix Lessig's work, win prizes! (May 3, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 3, 1961
  2. Place of Birth: Rapid City, South Dakota
  3. Spouse Bettina Neuefeind
  4. B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania Stanford Law: Lawrence Lessig
  5. M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge Stanford Law: Lawrence Lessig
  6. Juris Doctor from Yale University school of law Stanford Law: Lawrence Lessig
  7. Clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, of the U.S. Supreme Court
  8. Authored Remix The Remixer Stanford Law: Lawrence Lessig
  9. Authored Code, and Other Laws of Cyberspace Stanford Law: Lawrence Lessig
  10. Has known Barack Obama since their days as University of ChicagoWSJ.com: Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web (December 15, 2008)
  11. Was mentioned to head the FCC under the Obama AdministrationWSJ.com: Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web (December 15, 2008)

• Creative Commons

  A non-profit company, Creative Commons allows copyright owners to customize their restrictive licensing. Traditional copyrights are more restrictive and typically reserve all rights, whereas a Creative Commons license can be chosen to allow greater public access to an owner's material. Lessig founded Creative Commons with the intention of countering what he considered to be a growing restrictive permission culture in the creative world.Free Culture: Free Culture (2004)

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