All around us are the consequences of the most significant technological, and hence cultural, revolution in generations.
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 LessigAmericans have been selling this view around the world: that progress comes from perfect protection of intellectual property.
Lawrence LessigNow that copyrights can be just about a century long, the inability to know what is protected and what is not protected becomes a huge and obvious burden on the creative process.
Lawrence Lessig