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	<div style="float:right;">]</div> '''Lawrence Lessig''' (b. ], ]) is a professor of law at ] and author. He was educated at ], ], and ]. Lessig is a well-known critic of the lengthening of the protection term of ]ed materials.		<div style="float:right;">]</div> '''Lawrence Lessig''' (b. ], ]) is a professor of law at ] and author. He was educated at ], ], and ]. Lessig is a well-known critic of the lengthening of the protection term of ]ed materials.

	Recently he ~~started~~ ~~to propose~~ the concept ] and helped found the ] initiative.		Recently he has proposed the concept of "]" and helped found the ] initiative.

	He was lead counsel for the plaintiff in the case ].		He was lead counsel for the plaintiff in the case ].

	His works include:		His works include:
	* ] (2000)		* ] (])
	* ] (2001)		* ] (])
	* ~~- seems his newest installment~~		*

	Lawrence Lessig ~~has~~ ~~been selected to receive~~ the ] ] ~~(http://www.gnu.org/award/2002/2002.html)~~ from the ].		Lawrence Lessig was awarded the ] ] from the ].

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*		* Lawrence Lessig's
	*		*
			* from ] 2002 (including an audio recording of his presentation)

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Lawrence Lessig (b. June 3, 1961) is a professor of law at Stanford University and author. He was educated at Wharton School of Business, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Yale Law School. Lessig is a well-known critic of the lengthening of the protection term of copyrighted materials.

Recently he has proposed the concept of "free culture" and helped found the Creative Commons initiative.

He was lead counsel for the plaintiff in the case Eldred v. Ashcroft.

His works include: