
Lawrence Lessig
- Born
- June 3, 1961 (65 years old)
- Place of birth
- Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
Biography
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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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2020Democracy for $aleFilm · Self - Law Professor

- 2020Whose Vote Counts, ExplainedSeries★ 6.7

- 2020The SwampFilm · Self★ 6.6

- 2018Democracy (s)?Film

- 2017Meeting SnowdenFilm · Self - Law Professor

- 2017Kim Dotcom: Caught in the WebFilm · Self★ 6.6

- 2015KillswitchFilm · Self★ 7.9

- 2014The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzFilm · Self★ 7.9

- 2013Google and the World BrainFilm · Himself★ 6.5

- 2012MoneyocracyFilm · Self

- 2008RiP!: A Remix ManifestoFilm · Self★ 7.1

- 2007Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual PropertyFilm · Self

- 2006This Film Is Not Yet RatedFilm · Self - Copyright Attorney and Author★ 7.1

- 2006Alternative FreedomAlternative FreedomFilm · Himself