Must watch: How creativity is being strangled by the law

December 7, 2007 by Geeks are Sexy | 2 comments

In the following video, Larry Lessig, the Net’s most adored lawyer, brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the “ASCAP cartel” to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down the key shortcomings of our dusty, pre-digital intellectual property laws, and reveals how bad laws beget bad code. Then, in an homage to cutting-edge artistry, he throws in some of the most hilarious remixes you’ve ever seen.

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  1. TED’07: Lawrence Lessig - Como a lei estrangula a criatividade at Liberdade na era tecnológica? says:
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