About
Lawrence Lessig is a law professor at Harvard Law School and co-founder of Creative Commons. He is known for his work on copyright in the digital age and campaign finance reform. He founded the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford and directed the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard. Author of several influential books, he also explored a presidential run in 2016 focused on electoral reform.
* 1961-06-03
Major works
- Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (1999)non-fiction
- The Future of Ideas (2001)non-fiction
- Free Culture (2004)non-fiction
- Remix (2008)non-fiction
- Republic, Lost (2011)non-fiction
Key milestones
- 2001Co-founded Creative Commons
- 2009Becomes director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard
- 2016Explores a presidential run focused on campaign finance reform
Themes
copyrightinternet regulationinstitutional corruptioncampaign finance reformfree culture
Sources: hls.harvard.edu · ethics.harvard.edu · creativecommons.org