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Lester Lawrence Lessig III (born June 3, 1961) is an American legal scholar and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. He is the founder of Creative Commons and Equal Citizens.
- Lester Lawrence Lessig III, June 3, 1961 (age 62), Rapid City, South Dakota, US
Learn about the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, who teaches and writes on law and technology, democracy, and institutional corruption. Find out his books, awards, clerkships, and publications on topics such as copyright, patent, and constitutional law.
This site archives the work and career of Lawrence Lessig, a law professor and activist who has been involved in constitutional, Internet, and institutional corruption issues. Learn about his projects, publications, and activism since 1990.
Legal scholar Lawrence Lessig argues that American politics is corrupted by the dependence of candidates on funding from a tiny minority of citizens. He proposes a radical solution to reclaim the Republic and restore democracy in this TED2013 talk.
Learn about Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, who is a leading expert on internet and society, copyright, and legal reform. He founded the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford, the Berkman Center at Harvard, and Creative Commons, and has clerked for two Supreme Court justices.
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Lawrence Lessig is a lawyer and activist who has transformed intellectual-property law with his Creative Commons innovation and now focuses on the corrupting influence of money in American politics. He is the author of Republic, Lost, a book that shows how the US' broken political system affects democracy and citizens. He has given four TED Talks on topics such as copyright, politics, and reform.
Oct 24, 2023 · Harvard law professor and internet policy expert Lawrence Lessig talks to Nilay Patel about the challenges and opportunities of AI and social media for democracy. They discuss copyright law, react videos, disinformation, and more.
