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Lawrence Lessig Elected to FSF Board of Directors

Posted by timothy on from the appropriate dept.

Free Software Foundation writes "Stanford Professor Lawrence Lessig was elected to the Free Software Foundation's Board of Directors on March 28, 2004. With Eben Moglen, the two most prominent academic legal minds on the subject of copyleft licensing now both serve as Directors of the Foundation. Professor Lessig's involvement will undoubtedly give a major boost to the FSF's ongoing efforts to neutralize legal threats to software freedom. The official announcement is here."

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  1. Re:Those who can do, those who can't... by kcbrown · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Which begs the question, why would an obviously talented legal thinker be passed over time and again for judicial appointments?

    Because the people who appoint judges (especially to high courts like the circuit courts and the Supreme Court) aren't interested in appointing people who can think. They're interested in appointing people who are likely to rule in favor of their corporate masters no matter how strong the argument against them is.

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  2. "Free" by cstec · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    GPL - Free as in 'Not'

  3. Re:Those who can do, those who can't... by Rogerborg · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Say now, when's the last time Lessig was involved in winning a case? 'Cause, you know, I can't remember.

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