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A review by karang
Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity by Lawrence Lessig
5.0
Free Culture is a different book. Written by a lawyer, it's free of BS, free of filler content. It's 300-something pages of just logical, reasonable content.
I agreed with Lessig's premise that the current IP system is stupid, reading Free Culture gave clarity to my thoughts.
Lessig is not anti-copyright, he just wants common sense in the system. Common sense is something that's left out of political discussions. That's what has caused MPAA and RIAA and others to hold create copyrights for decades (centuries soon?) - even after the author has died. Whose interest is then being served by the copyright law? The answer is clear.
Lessig is very articulate, and logical, and gives solid examples of prior cases. He puts historical context to get his point across. There are no (minimal) images in the book, and no unnecessary whitespace - it's 300+ pages of solid content.
Lessig's writing style is a bit dry, but I expected that (he's a lawyer). I'm a fan!
I agreed with Lessig's premise that the current IP system is stupid, reading Free Culture gave clarity to my thoughts.
Lessig is not anti-copyright, he just wants common sense in the system. Common sense is something that's left out of political discussions. That's what has caused MPAA and RIAA and others to hold create copyrights for decades (centuries soon?) - even after the author has died. Whose interest is then being served by the copyright law? The answer is clear.
Lessig is very articulate, and logical, and gives solid examples of prior cases. He puts historical context to get his point across. There are no (minimal) images in the book, and no unnecessary whitespace - it's 300+ pages of solid content.
Lessig's writing style is a bit dry, but I expected that (he's a lawyer). I'm a fan!