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'''Lawrence Lessig''' is a law professor at [[Harvard University]] and a board member of the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]. He also founded Center for Internet and Society, a left-leaning think tank. He is a proponent of so-called "copyleft" licenses such as [[Creative Commons]] (made by Lessig) and the [[GFDL]] used by [[Wikipedia®]].<ref>http://www.fsf.org/about/leadership.html</ref>
'''Lawrence Lessig''' is a law professor at [[Harvard University]] and a board member of the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]. He also founded Center for Internet and Society, a left-leaning think tank. He is a proponent of so-called "copyleft" licenses such as [[Creative Commons]] (made by Lessig) and the [[GFDL]] used by [[Wikipedia]].<ref>http://www.fsf.org/about/leadership.html</ref>
These licenses have succeeded in making many works more widely available for the public. But as discussed at [[Conservapedia:Copyright]], "copyleft" licenses can mean that those responsible for creating content have fewer rights and have no recourse if their work is used by others for purposes that they disagree with.
These licenses have succeeded in making many works more widely available for the public. But as discussed at [[Conservapedia:Copyright]], "copyleft" licenses can mean that those responsible for creating content have fewer rights and have no recourse if their work is used by others for purposes that they disagree with.
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