December 2006

NPR: Silicon Valley, Hollywood Square off in File-Sharing Case

NPR, too, features Professor Lessig in a report on MGM v. Grokster.

ZDNet India: Yahoo adds search for ‘flexible’ copyright content

ZDNet quotes Professor Lessig in this article about the new Yahoo! Creative Commons search.

Mercury News: Supreme Court case pits tech innovation vs. Hollywood’s rights

Professor Lessig talks to the San Jose Mercury News in this article about MGM v Grokster, which was heard yesterday before the Supreme Court.

Code version 2 launch; BusinessWeek and Mercury News

The Code version 2 project is online. BusinessWeek has a question and answer with Professor Lessig while the San Jose Mercury News has published an article about the project.

The Washington Post: Rewriting the rules of copyright

This Washington Post article looks at some recent developments with Creative Commons. Professor Lessig is quoted.

Lessig in Wired: Why Your Broadband Sucks

Professor Lessig’s latest Wired column, complete with podcast, is now online. Check it out here.

Upcoming Events: D.C., New York, San Jose, San Diego

Professor Lessig will be speaking today at the Library of Congress. The lecture will be aired lived on C-SPAN at 6:30 PM eastern time.

Also upcoming is Professor Lessig’s appearance with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy this April 7 at the New York Public Library. The event is sponsored by Wired Magazine. (press release here)

For everyone in the Bay Area, Professor Lessig will speak at the Tech Museum of Innovation in an event hosted by the Commonwealth Club on March 9. Tickets for non-members are $15. More info here.

This is not to forget Professor Lessig’s upcoming appearance at O’Reilly E-Tech in San Diego. His lecture, re:MixMe, will be on March 17th.

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