Lawrence Lessig

Born in 1961 lessig.org @lessig
Law
  • Lawrence Lessig is an American academic, lawyer, and political activist known for advocating reduced legal restrictions on copyright and technology.

  • He is a professor at Harvard Law School and director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics.

  • Lessig previously taught at Stanford Law School, where he founded the Center for Internet and Society.

  • He is a founding board member of Creative Commons and has served on boards for the Software Freedom Law Center and Electronic Frontier Foundation.

  • Lessig's work focuses on the intersection of law, technology, and society, with a particular emphasis on copyright reform and reducing corruption in politics.

Books by Lawrence Lessig