Please login or join to use the Hideout!

 

Forums Rants 'n' Raves The Lounge
  • Topic: Clinton or Obama?

    Back To Topics
    (0 rates)
    • February 6, 2008 11:28 AM CST
      • Post(s)
        2,003
      • Like(s)
        24
      • Liked
        53
      • cR(s)
        0 0

      Untitled

      If you're of the opinion that there's not much differentiating our two remaining Democratic candidates for president, then simply watch this video made by Lawrence Lessig. It's a little long and not very *visually* interesting, but trust me, it's worth it. If you're not aware of who Larry Lessig is, well, he's a pretty important guy. He's author of Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture (as well as other books on similar subjects). He is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of its Center for Internet and Society. He is founder and CEO of the Creative Commons and a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and of the Software Freedom Law Center, launched in February 2005. He is best known as a proponent of reduced legal restrictions on copyright, trademark and radio frequency spectrum, particularly in technology applications. By the way, Obama's people went directly to Lessig with their technology policy to get his feedback... This strongly suggests that in an Obama administration, Lessig or Lessig-minded people would be in charge of federal technology policy. Us "Internet Culture" people could be *running* federal tech/copyright policy with Obama in office. That's something to hope for! VOTE!! If you think Clinton will be the same in these regards, think again. Support Obama. Thanks!
      ____________________________________

      "Go read a book and flunk a test." -Iggy

    Icon Legend and Forum Rights

  • Topic has replies
    Hot topic
    Topic unread
    Topic doesn't have any replies
    Closed topic
    BBCode  is opened
    HTML  is opened
    You don't have permission to post or reply a topic
    You don't have permission to edit a topic
    You don't have the permission to delete a topic
    You don't have the permission to approve a post
    You don't have the permission to make a sticky on a topic
    You don't have the permission to close a topic
    You don't have the permission to move a topic

Add Reputation

Do you want to add reputation for this user by this post?

or cancel