Lawrence Lessig

Author and Professor, Harvard Law SchoolLawrence Lessig@lessig

A visionary whose influence extends across the worlds of technology, economics and politics, Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. His books include Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, and Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress–and a Plan to Stop It. Lessig’s numerous awards include the Free Software Foundation’s Freedom Award, Fastcase 50 Award and being named one of Scientific American’s Top 50 Visionaries.

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