Lessig Running for Congress?

Lawrence Lessig (lessig.org) is the founder and brain behind Creative Commons (creativecommons.org), has continually fought for change in copyright legislation, is a professor at Stanford Law School, and the speaker in the recent Read-Write Culture YouTube Clip we have been discussing. He also publishes a blog on his website that is worth checking out.

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(This feed was taken courtesy of the BNA Internet Law News 2/21/08)

LESSIG CONSIDERS RUNNING FOR CONGRESSIONAL SEAT
Lawrence Lessig said he is considering a run for an open congressional seat in the San Francisco area. Internet experts said Mr. Lessig's candidacy could have impact beyond the Bay area, both from his potential to become a strong advocate on Capitol Hill for Web commerce as well as his blogging to make the political process more accessible to voters. [WSJ]

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For a longer and more informative article visit:

http://www.itworld.com/Tech/4535/lessig-running-for-congress-080220/
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And Lessig's original announcement at:

http://lessig.org/blog/2008/02/two_announcements.html
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Cheers,
ab