When government disappears, it's not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place. -Lawrence Lessig Government
A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom. -Lawrence Lessig Freedom
Notwithstanding the fact that the most innovative and progressive space we've seen - the Internet - has been the place where intellectual property has been least respected. You know, facts don't get in the way of this ideology. -Lawrence Lessig Space
Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device. -Lawrence Lessig Legal
