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| ''' Lawrence Larry Lessig''' is the director of "Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics" in Harvard University and also a Law Professor at Harvard Law School.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig About Lawrence Lessig]</ref> | | ''' Lawrence Larry Lessig''' is the director of "Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics" in Harvard University and also a Law Professor at Harvard Law School.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig About Lawrence Lessig]</ref> |
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− | * BA in Economics, BS in Management, University of Pennsylvania
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− | * MA in Philosophy, University of Cambridge
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− | * Juris Doctor from Yale Law School <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig#Academic_career Academic career]</ref>
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| The first academic experience Mr. Lessig had was within University of Chicago Law School until 1997. | | The first academic experience Mr. Lessig had was within University of Chicago Law School until 1997. |
| Until 2000, Mr. Lessig was the Chair of Berkman Professor of Law in Harvard University, followed by a position in Stanford Law School where he established the Stanford's Center for Internet and Society. | | Until 2000, Mr. Lessig was the Chair of Berkman Professor of Law in Harvard University, followed by a position in Stanford Law School where he established the Stanford's Center for Internet and Society. |
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| The activity Mr. Lessig performs within the "Center for Ethics" is related to the issue of "institutional corruption" and it focuses on a 5 year project that addresses institutional corruption in different institutional contexts. <ref>[http://www.lessig.org/info/bio/ Current academic work]</ref> | | The activity Mr. Lessig performs within the "Center for Ethics" is related to the issue of "institutional corruption" and it focuses on a 5 year project that addresses institutional corruption in different institutional contexts. <ref>[http://www.lessig.org/info/bio/ Current academic work]</ref> |
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− | ===Author of 5 books on law and technology=== | + | ===Publications=== |
| Mr. Lessig was very preoccupied with the issue of law and technology and the way in which these affect copyright. He is the author of various books on the topic: | | Mr. Lessig was very preoccupied with the issue of law and technology and the way in which these affect copyright. He is the author of various books on the topic: |
| * Remix, 2008 | | * Remix, 2008 |
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| ==Lawrence Lessig and ICANN== | | ==Lawrence Lessig and ICANN== |
| Mr. Lessig played a very important role in the foundation of [[ICANN]] in reviewing the different proposals and supervising it from a legal point of view. <ref>[http://www.lessig.org/content/testimony/c.pdf The foundation of ICANN]</ref> | | Mr. Lessig played a very important role in the foundation of [[ICANN]] in reviewing the different proposals and supervising it from a legal point of view. <ref>[http://www.lessig.org/content/testimony/c.pdf The foundation of ICANN]</ref> |
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| + | ==Education== |
| + | * BA in Economics, BS in Management, University of Pennsylvania |
| + | * MA in Philosophy, University of Cambridge |
| + | * Juris Doctor from Yale Law School <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig#Academic_career Academic career]</ref> |
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