The danger in media concentration comes not from the concentration, but instead from the feudalism that this concentration, tied to the change in copyright, produces. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
So uncritically do we accept the idea of property in culture that we don’t even question when the control of that property removes our ability, as a people, to develop our culture democratically. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
As we’ve seen, our constitutional system requires limits on copyright as a way to assure that copyright holders do not too heavily influence the development and distribution of our culture. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
A culture without property, or in which creators can’t get paid, is anarchy, not freedom. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
In these times, the hardest task for social or political activists is to find a way to get people to wonder again about what we all believe is true. The challenge is to sow doubt. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
A free culture is not a culture without property; it is not a culture in which artists don’t get paid. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
A free culture has been our past, but it will only be our future if we change the path we are on right now. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote
Remember the refrain: We always build on the past; the past always tries to stop us. Freedom is about stopping the past, but we have lost that ideal. Lawrence Lessig Read Quote