"If the only way a library can offer an Internet exhibit about the New Deal is to hire a lawyer to clear the rights to every image and sound, then the copyright system is burdening creativity in a way that has never been seen before because there are no formalities"
- Lawrence Lessig
About this Quote
This quote by Lawrence Lessig speaks with the concern of copyright law and how it can be a problem on creativity. He is saying that if a library has to work with a legal representative to clear the rights to every image and noise in order to create an Internet exhibit about the New Deal, then the copyright system is developing a barrier to creativity that has actually never ever been seen before. This is since there are no procedures or exceptions to the copyright law that would enable the library to create the exhibition without having to go through the process of clearing the rights. This quote highlights the requirement for copyright reform in order to guarantee that imagination is not suppressed by the present copyright system.
This quote is written / told by Lawrence Lessig somewhere between June 3, 1961 and today. He/she was a famous Educator from USA.
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