This is nonsense, i dont know what these caterwalling twits are blowing their horns for, but nothing these people say ever make sense.
Lessig is a mighty mighty thinker and founder of EFF.ORG. google Lawrence Lessig and find out yourself. His has fought for example against stupid stupid Intellectual property laws and in favor of fair use (which means you can copy your cds to protect them for example, something the record industry calls theft.)
If you are the kind of person who thinks the RIAA should be suing music fans -then stay away from Lessig.
He has decided to move from those issues, to corruption. He will be fighting to get rid of corruption now. Watch for efforts to get the money out of Washington, you know like lobbyists and political hacks.
And hacks trying to make their agenda seem progressive by talking about the school someone works for.
Thanks for addressing none of the points I made in the diary. We all know about Lessig's reputation. The point here was to present another perspective.
You talk about corruption in Washington. You talk about getting "the money out." Then why is Lessig holding on to the money that was given him in good faith for his would-be congressional campaign? From what I can gather, it was only at the last minute that a notice was put up at Act Blue saying the donations wouldn't be returned if he decided not to run. And turning the money over to an organization that has yet to be "established" does not exactly smack of transparency, does it? Lessig is creating his own PAC, his own slush fund. So much for "fighting to get rid of corruption."
As for the school Lessig works for, why don't you address the argument that the fortune Lessig has amassed by working for Stanford makes a hypocritical mockery of his claims to support a "free culture," instead of just flinging insults at me.
Made a fortune working at Stanford. A fortune. Working at Stanford. Nobody makes a fortune working at Stanford. A lot more than me, but not a "fortune."
Charles Barkley once said, I get paid a lot of money, my checks are big, I'm rich. The guy who signs my check, he's wealthy.
Sounds like the same argument as Edwards can't be for the ordinary working guy, cause his house is to big. It's not a real argument its slander by anecdote.
Lessig said as he announced his intention to try and run, that money donated would be transferred to the organization he was founding. It was upfront.
So you are trying to spread crap and see if something sticks. I still wonder what your real objection is. Dp you work in the music business?
