A free culture is not a culture without property; it is not a culture in which artists don't get paid.
Lawrence LessigIt might be crazy to expect a high government official to speak the truth. It might be crazy to believe that government policy will be something more than the handmaiden of the most powerful interests. It might be crazy to argue that we should preserve a tradition that has been part of our tradition for most of our history -- free culture. If this is crazy, then let there be more crazies. Soon.
Lawrence LessigAs I've indicated, most books go out of print within one year. The same is true of music and film. Commercial culture is sharklike. It must keep moving. And when a creative work falls out of favor with the commercial distributors, the commercial life ends.
Lawrence LessigI'm focused on solving the problem that would make it plausible for gov't to get back to solving real problems.
Lawrence Lessig