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Calling the response to his potential candidacy “simply humbling and inspiring,” former Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig announced yesterday that he will not mount a bid for Congress from his San Francisco-area district. The copyright and cyberlaw expert, who has been at Stanford since 2000, had been encouraged to run for office by Harvard cyberlaw professor John G. Palfrey, Jr. ’94. Palfrey was the leader of a Web-based “Draft Lessig” movement to encourage his friend to seek office. In a video posted...
...where the movie is set.The biggest flaw in a film like this isn’t where it goes but where it fails to go. The script makes several half-hearted attempts at social commentary, from exploring the dynamics of a racially mixed neighborhood to the validity of copyright law. These stabs at meaning never quite hit their target, and while the film’s lack of depth may be easy to ignore during one of Black’s guffaw-moments, it’s impossible to totally forget. The subject matter itself is a license for Gondry...
Lawrence Lessig, the Stanford legal scholar known for his work in cyber and copyright law, said Tuesday that he was strongly considering a run for Congress, an announcement that comes a week after Harvard cyberlaw professor John G. Palfrey, Jr. ’94 started a “Draft Lessig” movement to encourage him to seek office. Lessig, who left Harvard Law School for its west coast rival in 2000, has developed a loyal following for his attacks on the American copyright law regime, which he blames for stifling creativity and threatening the development of culture. Since...
...Adapted from The Party Faithful: How and Why Democrats Are Closing the God Gap. Copyright 2008 by Amy Sullivan. To be published by Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Visit www.thepartyfaithfulbook.com...
Professors can still submit a written request to waive the application of the policy and maintain control of their copyright even if the policy is applied, allowing them to have the articles published in scholarly journals...