LESSIG Blog, v2

A tool to get your copyrights back

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 06:15:39 -0400

I was incredibly happy to read that Creative Commons and the Authors Alliance have released a...

I DEMAND Bassel Khartabil’s DATE OF DEATH and REMAINS...

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:30:00 -0400

I DEMAND Bassel Khartabil’s DATE OF DEATH and REMAINS returned to his family for mourning to begin #freebassel http://thndr.me/zCyV79

CTIA v. Berkeley: affirmed

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:44:08 -0400

I was incredibly happy to receive the opinion from the 9th Circuit affirming the decision of the...

So I’ve had my first “zero-carbon-footprint-you” threat

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:35:08 -0500

Jeff Ray writes: I wanted to share a vision that I had that if you and your financial backer Mr....

People, not acres, should count in a democracy. (And please...

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 04:03:18 -0500

People, not acres, should count in a democracy. (And please don’t start with that “Republic” stuff). If they did, there’d be no doubt about this election.

Let the Electors vote for all of America. #1p1voteNOW

(thanks to Mark Newman at U Michigan for this great work.)

Is there a “who’s here” app?

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 04:21:37 -0500

On the theory that if I can imagine it, someone has built it: Is there an app that allows you to...

One person, one vote? yea, right. The corruption that is the Electoral College

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 01:00:32 -0500

Electors have a simple choice: vote with the principle of “One person, One vote,” or...

https://soundcloud.com/lessig/epstein-and-lessig-on-public-fundin...

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 01:18:49 -0500

https://soundcloud.com/lessig/epstein-and-lessig-on-public-funding-of-elections

Help me express the relative presidential voting power?

Sun, 13 Nov 2016 02:08:57 -0500

I tried to find a way to represent the unequal voting power of US citizens in presidential...

"There is another challenge we must address – and it is the corrupting force of the vast sums of..."

Sun, 13 Nov 2016 01:24:47 -0500

“There is another challenge we must address – and it is the corrupting force of the vast sums...

On the wikileak-ed emails between Tanden and Podesta re: me

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:59:42 -0400

I’m on my way from Iceland to my parents’ to see my dad, who’s not doing well. Landing in JFK, I...

New pro-democracy movement breaking out in Iceland just before...

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 06:26:45 -0400

New pro-democracy movement breaking out in Iceland just before parliamentary elections. Support at CanYouHearUs.IS. See my post at Medium.

CTIA v. Berkeley — argument in the 9th circuit

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:40:22 -0400

Just back from the oral argument in CTIA v. Berkeley — the case I’ve been working on representing...

Hey Cambridge, please turn out for Mike!

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 06:46:55 -0400

I’m in Iceland for the fall (with my family—an adventure for another post), and so REALLY sorry I...

One of the people I am supporting

Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:12:18 -0400

I’ve written to a bunch of people about this, but now I write to you. If you can, please do what you...

Free copy of Richard Painter’s book?

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:34:40 -0400

I have some extra copies of my friend Richard Painter’s fantastic book, Taxation Only With...

Zephyr’s SuperPAC opponent

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:04:39 -0400

Really excited to see that Paul Singer has dropped $500,000 in a SuperPAC devoted to defeating...

Coming to SF for a CC:Rewire event

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:27:34 -0400

Joi Ito, Esther Wojcicki and I are hosting an event in SF on June 29 at the Minnesota Street...

MAYDAY.US Endorses Zephyr Teachout (NY) for U.S. Congress

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:04:28 -0400

mayday-us-blog: A MESSAGE FROM MAYDAY.US FOUNDER LAWRENCE LESSIG: Friends, I’m proud of the...

Bacevich brilliance

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:04:42 -0400

One of the best things that happened to me when I ran for the chance to be a candidate in the...