While the creative works from the 16th century can still be accessed and used by others, the data in some software programs from the 1990s is already inaccessible.
Lawrence LessigWe are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut."
Lawrence LessigWhen government disappears, its not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place.
Lawrence LessigOne great feature of modern society is the institutionalized respect we give to processes designed to destroy the past.
Lawrence LessigWe are a cut-and-paste culture. The aim of the protectionists is to argue that a cut-and-paste culture is criminal. Well, it's only criminal if there's nothing out there that you can freely cut and paste. If we increasingly mark material as available for these non-commercial uses, then people will have the opportunity to see its importance.
Lawrence Lessig