Lawrence Lessig's Personal Past and Supreme Court Future

Slyfox writes "Ever wonder how Lawrence Lessig became one of the most notable figures in the fight over free speech and intellectual property on the internet? Wired has an excellent article about Lawrence Lessig's life; it beginings with his start as a right-wing Republican, and continues by following the events of his life through law school, contributing to the Microsoft anti-trust case, and becoming a top cyberlaw expert. The article describes both his successes and failures, and it forshadows Lessig's biggest challenge yet: arguing Eldred v. Ashcroft before the US Supreme Court in October."

Getting others to fight for their freedom

[stendec]

Lawrence Lessig: Don't stand there gawping like you've never seen the Constitution before! Now, today, we're going to be fighting for our free speech ! That is, unless any of you got anything better to do. Well?! Anyone got anything they'd rather be doing than fighting for our free speech ?! Yes?!

Geek1: Well, to be quite honest, Mr. Lessig, I'd... rather be at home with the wife and kids.

Lawrence Lessig: Would you, now?!

Geek1: Yes, Mr. Lessig.

Lawrence Lessig: Right! Off you go! Now, everyone else happy with my 'lil plan... of fighting for our free speech a bit?

Geek2: Mr. Lessig!

Lawrence Lessig: Yes?!

Geek2: I've got a book I'd quite like to read.

Lawrence Lessig: Right! You go read your book, then! Now! Everybody else... quite content to join in... with my little scheme of fighting for our free speech ?!

Geek3: Mr. Lessig?

Lawrence Lessig: Yes?! What is it?!

Geek3: Well, I'm, uh, learning Perl.

Lawrence Lessig: Learning Perl?!

Geek3: Yes, Mr. Lessig.

Lawrence Lessig: And I suppose you want to go and practice, eh? Fighting for our free speech not good enough for you, eh?!

Geek3: Well...

Lawrence Lessig: Right! Off you go! Bloody geeks! I don't know what it's coming to. Right! Lawrence Lessig, fighting for our free speech !

Rocky

[offpath3]

Does anyone else get this strange picture of Professor Lessig jogging up the steps in front of the Stanford Quad and Mem Chu (Memorial Church... in the middle of the quad) in sweats with Eye of the Tiger playing in the background?

Re:Eldred v. Ashcroft is semi-doomed

[dpilot]

Eldred v. Ashcroft??

Isn't Ashcroft against terrorists?

If Eldred is against Ashcroft, then Eldred must be a terrorist. If Lessig is arguing on behalf of Eldred, then Lessig must be a terrorist, too.

You know, the really annoying thing is that I'm SURE there are people who would seriously agree with this line of reasoning, if not come up with it, themselves.

you call that "work"?

[the gnat]

From the article: Some days he clocked 11 hours.

11 hours? Pussy.