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Lawrence "Larry" Lessig (born June 3, 1961) is an American academic and political activist. He is best known as a proponent of reduced legal restrictions on copyright, trademark, and radio frequency spectrum, particularly in technology applications.
He is a director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University and a professor of law at Harvard Law School. Prior to rejoining Harvard, he was a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of its Center for Internet and Society. Lessig is a founding board member of Creative Commons, a board member of the Software Freedom Law Center, an advisory board member of the Sunlight Foundation and a former board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Filmography
all 17
Movies 16
self 16
TV Shows 1
Democracy for $ale (2020)
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
Koch Brothers Exposed (2012)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
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GenderMale
Birthday1961-06-03 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceRapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsScientific American 50, honorary doctorate of Lund University, Webby Lifetime Achievement Award, Berlin Prize, FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software
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