Lawrence Lessig Says Democrats Suck at Free Culture
In this TEDTalk from April, Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig argues that Republicans are better at community creativity.In this TEDTalk from April, Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig argues that Republicans are better at community creativity.
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