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Lester Lawrence Lessig III (born June 3, 1961) is an American legal scholar and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University . [1]
Lawrence Lessig is a renowned legal scholar and activist who teaches at Harvard Law School and has written several books on law, technology, and democracy. He is the founder of Equal Citizens and Creative Commons, and has clerked for Justice Scalia and Judge Posner.
Learn about Lawrence Lessig's work and career, from constitutional and comparative law to Internet and intellectual property to institutional corruption and democracy. Explore his books, articles, projects and tweets.
Oct 24, 2023 · Harvard law professor and internet policy expert Lawrence Lessig talks to Nilay Patel about the challenges and opportunities of social media and democracy in the age of AI and disinformation. They discuss copyright, react videos, generative AI, and more.
- Nilay Patel
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. (The Roy Furman chair is in honor of this extraordinary alumnus.). Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, where he was the Berkman Professor of Law until 2000, Lessig was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school’s Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago.
Learn about Lawrence Lessig, a lawyer and activist who founded Creative Commons and Rootstrikers, and who advocates for political reform and democracy. Watch his TED talks on topics such as intellectual property, remix culture, and money in politics.
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Professor Lawrence Lessig, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, discusses his project on institutional corruption and his Mayday PAC. He also reveals his upcoming books on the topic and his views on reforming Congress.
