Following a recent post on the dynamics of public opinion as related to musical expression and/or infringement, this address by Lawrence Lessig, chair of the Creative Commons Project, deserves its own post.
In this address (1hr 15m), Lessig discusses the effects of code on culture and our unwitting suppression of creativity by excessive lawyering. This is vital right now in digital music development as the production process and accessibility of music from which to sample is virtually infinite.
Lessig's mindset, although novel, is far from mainstream, and it often comes off as counterintuitive. However, if you'd like to hear an intelligent exposition, sit down with your pipe, your robe, your golden retriever, and your leather chair for a good listen. Oh wait, Lessig would want you to sit down with your MacBook, your holey jeans, black t-shirt, horned-rim glasses, and local (i.e. non-Starbucks) brew.
Whatever... watch the video and be enlightened.
Lessig on Free, and the Differences Between Culture and Code
(via Balazs Bodo at Stanford Law School; image from CPSR-Peru)
