:Linux Journal: Lessig on Freedom: Use It or Lose It
Linux Journal: Lessig on Freedom: Use It or Lose It Sep 4, 2002, 20 :30 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (7193 reads) (Other stories by Doc Searls)
"Technology conference keynotes tend to be as forgettable as press kits and often are produced by the same mill. But there are exceptions. One of the biggest ever was "Freeing Culture", a passionate half-hour call to battle by Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford University and author of Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace and The Future of Ideas. The conference was the O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2002 in San Diego.
"Lessig, who usually speaks without visual aids, not only added them for this talk, he elevated the art form in the process. The combined effect was exceptionally powerful. As a call for the defense of freedom, it was the geek culture equivalent of Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech..."
