Americans have been selling this view around the world: that progress comes from perfect protection of intellectual property.
Lawrence LessigAll of the great Disney works took works that were in the public domain and remixed them.
Lawrence LessigThis does not mean that every copyright must prove its value initially. That would be a far too cumbersome system of control. But it does mean that every system or category of copyright or patent should prove its worth.
Lawrence LessigThe principle, that should be a fundamental principle in our democracy, the principle of "one person, one vote," says that the vote of every American should count equally. And if it does, Hillary Clinton should be the president of the United States.
Lawrence Lessig