![Lawrence Lessig](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6GJ3b2dBUBUTizWW5wyVqno4f3F.jpg)
Lawrence Lessig
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 | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 5.007 |
Birthday | 1961-06-03 |
Place of Birth | Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. |
Also Known As |
![RiP!: A Remix Manifesto](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sxADk5N2jbCKiUStUCZleTyrOD5.jpg)
2008
![RiP!: A Remix Manifesto](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sxADk5N2jbCKiUStUCZleTyrOD5.jpg)
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
7.1/25
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about the "the changing concept of copyright" directed by Brett Gaylor.
Watch Now
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
![This Film Is Not Yet Rated](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nXo26FkBBdiEaEDzOPkrSFZC7zO.jpg)
2006
![This Film Is Not Yet Rated](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nXo26FkBBdiEaEDzOPkrSFZC7zO.jpg)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
7.1/336
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates film...
Watch Now
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
![The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/s8qznCAjPRcRwQkvGU6rRdF7mxb.jpg)
2014
![The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/s8qznCAjPRcRwQkvGU6rRdF7mxb.jpg)
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
7.876/418
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for ope...
Watch Now
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
![Killswitch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oOFizg5CTL4GgD1I54ZOq2DZfNp.jpg)
2015
![Killswitch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oOFizg5CTL4GgD1I54ZOq2DZfNp.jpg)
Killswitch
7.7/27
This Internet is under attack. Communications, culture, free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. Will the Internet be dominated by...
Watch Now
Killswitch
![Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lXEUqP9TmWvbnq8VcbJY7qMv7oD.jpg)
2017
![Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lXEUqP9TmWvbnq8VcbJY7qMv7oD.jpg)
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web
6.711/37
The larger-than-life story of Kim Dotcom, the 'most wanted man online', is extraordinary enough, but the battle between Dotcom and the US Government a...
Watch Now
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web
![Meeting Snowden](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dyzSzIp53YupIH8mM8dw91WsmQv.jpg)
2017
![Meeting Snowden](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dyzSzIp53YupIH8mM8dw91WsmQv.jpg)
Meeting Snowden
7/8
Moscow, Russia, December 2016. Edward Snowden, Larry Lessig and Birgitta Jónsdóttir meet for the first time in a secret place. Apparently, Russia is i...
Watch Now
Meeting Snowden
![Democracy (s)?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eEdG3Cm3lfbLttelkGJ0eD8hhHq.jpg)
2018
![Democracy (s)?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eEdG3Cm3lfbLttelkGJ0eD8hhHq.jpg)
Democracy (s)?
10/1
A year ago, thanks to the precious support of 7819 people, we started a journey in democracy (s). Over the weeks and months, according to meetings, ex...
Watch Now
Democracy (s)?
![Google and the World Brain](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5hIa02gmwF6PyQ7Y9eWkIQ8Obfo.jpg)
2013
![Google and the World Brain](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5hIa02gmwF6PyQ7Y9eWkIQ8Obfo.jpg)
Google and the World Brain
6.4/25
The most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet: Google's master plan to scan every book in the world and the people trying to stop them. Go...
Watch Now
Google and the World Brain
![The Swamp](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h70gDIHVJ1uKoUVjyaaCeX0txPW.jpg)
2020
![The Swamp](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h70gDIHVJ1uKoUVjyaaCeX0txPW.jpg)
The Swamp
6.6/45
A look behind the curtain of Washington politics following three "renegade" Republican Congressmen as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to...
Watch Now
The Swamp
![Democracy for $ale](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ey4d4xqSzePjzofQ2tG3fL1phIk.jpg)
2020
![Democracy for $ale](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ey4d4xqSzePjzofQ2tG3fL1phIk.jpg)
Democracy for $ale
7.2/3
In the United States of America, lobbyists, corporations and billionaires invest millions of dollars to ensure that a suitable candidate, one inclined...
Watch Now
Democracy for $ale
![Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ceoZoHPwFO6iuzou8b6E9rVYenm.jpg)
2007
![Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ceoZoHPwFO6iuzou8b6E9rVYenm.jpg)
Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property
0/0
In 1998, university professor Kembrew McLeod (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa) trademarked the phrase "freedom...
Watch Now
Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property
![Alternative Freedom](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2006
![Alternative Freedom](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Alternative Freedom
0/0
Directors Twila Raftu and Shaun Cronin explore the controversial issue of free data exchange and the growing impact of copyright legislation, intellec...
Watch Now