Larry Lessig talks creative freedom at TED

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About a year ago I discovered the TED website. It’s rapidly become a staple in my internet diet. From their ‘about‘ page:

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds.

The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. Almost 150 talks from our archive are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted.
Our mission: Spreading ideas.

If you’re anything like me, when you’ve watched one talk, you’ll want to watch them all. Below I’ve embedded a talk by Larry Lessig. All the talks are downloadable from the TED site – you can even subscribe for free using a tool like iTunes.

Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of “three stories and an argument.” The Net’s most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the “ASCAP cartel” to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down the key shortcomings of our dusty, pre-digital intellectual property laws, and reveals how bad laws beget bad code. Then, in an homage to cutting-edge artistry, he throws in some of the most hilarious remixes you’ve ever seen.

One comment on “Larry Lessig talks creative freedom at TED ”

  1. thomas 1

    thanx for reminding me about Ted
    thats the weekend gone then

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