When government disappears, it's not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place. Lawrence Lessig Government
A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom. Lawrence Lessig Freedom
Notwithstanding the fact that the most innovative and progressive space we've seen - the Internet - has been the place where intellectual property has been least respected. You know, facts don't get in the way of this ideology. Lawrence Lessig Space
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 Legal