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Interview With Lawrence Lessig On Future Rights
tres3 writes "In an interview with the O'Reilly Network Mr. Lessig discusses many current issues that may have future legal implications. He starts with
MGM's request for Certiorari in the Grokster case. His conclusion is that ReplayTV was forced out of business by a legal challenge, not a legal victory. Lessig continues on to discuss, among other things, The Creative Commons and their new
Sampling License and how it may affect the way that some movies and music, that contain samples from other sources, are made in the future. From the article: 'So the same act of creativity in some sense, you know, taking, creating, mixing out of what other people do, is legal in the text world and illegal in the digital media world.'"
Why the hell can't I draw Mickey Mouse smoking a joint if I want to?
I believe you can. You just can't disseminate it. I on the other hand can draw Mickey Mouse smoking a joint AND disseminate it. God Bless Australia.
Wow, what a great essay! Do you mind if I print it out and distribute it?
By the way, it could use a little editing -- in the 5th paragraph, it should be "Our communications will either have to be monitored or free, our privacy will either have to intruded or protected," not "half." And in paragraph 11, I think you meant "Just because an institution calls something a property right doesn't mean that it is," not "intuition."
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Prof. Lessig has put his money where his mouth is, so to speak. He is offering his latest book, Free culture, as a free download. You can get it as a 2.4MB PDF, a bittorrent, or a in a bunch of other formats. Enjoy.