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Lawrence Lessig--a prominent expert on Internet law who advised the judge in the recent Microsoft antitrust trial--announced last week that he will leave his post as Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School to accept a tenured professorship at Stanford Law School...
Lessig's announcement comes less than a month after a ruling in the Microsoft antitrust lawsuit that found the software company guilty of anti-competitive behavior. In that case, Lessig had advised Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson that Microsoft's policy of "tying" its web browser with its Windows operating system may have given the company an unfair advantage over its competitors...
...role as a friend of the court in the Microsoft case brought publicity to the center...
...addition to his role in the Microsoft case, Lessig recently published a well-reviewed book, Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace...
...meantime, Microsoft's methods of seduction continue at a jaw-dropping pace; the company has shelled out nearly $750,000 to the political parties, and the New York Times reports that Reed's company offered lobbyists $300 for each pro-Microsoft letter they wrangled out of their constituents. For the sake of excitement, it's too bad the primaries are over: Gates' maneuvers are probably causing John McCain serious gastrointestinal distress - underscoring the awesome power of corporate wealth over the political process...