LESSIG Keynotes ABA TechShow 2011
Lessig's Code is Law (reprinted by perm)
I first had the opportunity to hear Prof. Larry Lessig at last fall’s TedXSanAntonio and this year is no exception to my belief that his Keynote/ppt is far and away the best use of presentation software ever. Lessig, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, held captive a packed house Monday with a historical mixed media presentation and commentary on the nuance, irony and contradictions of law, policy, code, intent in beginning and what effect has become of it.
As Twitter handles and hashtags flew around the room and net, some of my following Tweets of what he was saying belied clearly what was an event of enormity. I would not feign to say I’ve done his talk justice, but his focus on remix/mashup, I believe yields to our collective creativity.
What common link b/w youtube/facebook/google/skype/twitter? All started by kids, dropouts and non-americans @lessig #abatechshow
New Culture: culture top down vocal cords lost; b/c Read Only (RO)…people consume but don’t participate in creation @lessig #abatechshow
(On Souza, who in 1906 testified to congress about the “talking machines” (record players) and the impending loss of one’s vocal cords)
YouTube is Platform for Read-Write (RW) creativity and more importantly communities @lessig #abatechshow
(on copyright and mashups and remixes of popular music to video by regular folks on the street)
Prof. Larry Lessig @ ABA TechShow 2011
Only @lessig souljaboy-breakfastclub-lisztomania-johnphilipsouza #abatechshow
RightInstinct: think about way modify markets/law-reflect new way culture used to maintain copyright intent so artists get paid #abatechshow
@lessig We’ve entered era of data dump…Leaks not leaks…but floods/tsunamis #abatechshow
@lessig Core of code is law is “Norms Law Market Architecture” #abatechshow
@lessig Internet: network desgned to facilitate sharing… What happened? Sharing!? #abatechshow
@lessig Only thing we’ve done in copyright war (napster etc) is to create criminals of our kids #abatechshow
@lessig Short term: attack by law Long term: many more violators (wikileakers) #abatechshow
@lessig Given architecture of net, policy continues as if there were no internet #abatechshow
@lessig repeat after me there is an internet #abatechshow
@lessig Members of congress spend 30-70% if their time raising $ to get back…They become shape shifters #abatechshow
(on why change is needed, but ‘ain’t gonna come’ until we realize–until we fix the roots of the problem; Until we address the loss of [@BenFranklin's] “Republic”).
Thank you Prof. Lessig.
