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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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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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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> | ||
==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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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.[1]
Academic Experience
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. In 2008, Mr. Lessig returned to Harvard for a position of Law Professor at Harvard Law School and as director for "Edmond J. Foundation Center for Ethics", positions owned today.[2] 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. [3]
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:
- Remix, 2008
- Code v2, 2007
- Free Culture, 2004
- The future of ideas, 2001
- Code and other laws of Cyberspace, 1999 [4]
A member of numerous boards
Among the numerous boards, Mr. Lessig is part of we will enumerate:
- A founding board member of Creative Commons, a non-profit organization that devotes its activity to expanding the range of creative works legally available for share; [5]
- A member of MAPLight, a nonprofit research organization that aims at providing citizens and journalists with the tools necessary for better understanding the way in which money influence politics; [6]
- A co-founder of "Change Congress", a movement that aims at restoring public trust in the American government; [7]
- A member of iCommons, a charity foundation that promotes the access to knowledge, open education, open access publishing all over the world. [8]
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. [9]
Education
- BA in Economics, BS in Management, University of Pennsylvania
- MA in Philosophy, University of Cambridge
- Juris Doctor from Yale Law School [10]