It’s a sad sight to see Conservatives shift into blind defense of entrenched interests instead of shifting toward constructionist Constitutional positions, Lessig’s position on copyright echoes that of both Jefferson’s and Madison’s circles, yet we have Republicans defending Disney Co. by destroying the cultural heritage of the nation.
This is how Republicans will permanently destroy their own party, alienating two generations of young people by attacking Lessig’s work to attack Obama.
Like 19th century French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and coiner of the slogan "property is theft!" Lessig sees ownership as a constriction imposed on the masses. [...] Lessig wants to replace what he calls the "permission culture" that currently exists with a new "remix culture" that rejects the existence of copyrights and intellectual property.
I'm not sure how eliminating copyrights or the whole concept of intellectual property is more constitutional, or for that matter, a good idea. I don't know Lessig. Is this a misrepresentation of his position?