![]() ![]() The Citizens Equality Act would introduce a lot of welcome reforms. ![]() And there’s increasingly a sense among people who work in technology and politics that we’ve lost Larry. Indeed, this is a strange, fantastic campaign, in the same sense as fantastical. On MSNBC on Tuesday, Lessig only semi-jokingly described the the plan as “Frodo-like.” Then, upon signing it into law, he will immediately resign-and Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, or whichever famous progressive he chooses as his running mate will continue in the White House in his stead. On his first day in office, he will propose his signature legislation, the Citizens Equality Act of 2017, to Congress. ![]() He calls himself a “referendum candidate.” He has an unusual platform. Now, Lessig is running for president of the United States as a Democrat. Imagine being so indispensable that only Doc Literal Brown can do you justice. And he founded Creative Commons, a legally innovative license now sprinkled across more than 1 billion web pages.Ī character named Larry Lessig even appeared on The West Wing once, portrayed by Christopher Lloyd. He fought against our costly, troubled copyright system, both in his scholarship and before the Supreme Court. Lessig, who is an occasional contributor to The Atlantic, wrote important books about software and policy like Code Is Law. For a time, Lawrence Lessig wasn’t just a famous law professor at Harvard University. ![]()
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