Lessig: IP Law Crushing Innovation
In and address to the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Stanford Law Professor Larry Lessig argued that Intellectual Property Law is stifling innovation and even academic inquiry. Lessig proposed a new copyright system, where protection in law would last for five years with the option to renew for up to seventy-five years.Rallying cry in open-source war, ZDNet, August 29, 2001.
Keep Digital Copyright Law Intact, Agency Says, Washington Post, August 30, 2001.
