My Happy Valley Blog

I enjoyed Mr. Lessig’s video cast, talk, for this year’s TED conference. (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design – their mission: Spreading ideas.) I thought Mr. Lessig did a good job of presenting and defending his argument. His explanation of the role of digital technology and that we need to celebrate the amateur culture and the creative environment it produces makes sense. As does his point on the extremism of copyright laws.
After seeing his presentation, I found his bio particularly interesting; he is a lawyer, Stanford professor, one of our foremost authorities on copyright issues, and chairs Creative Commons, a nuanced, free licensing scheme for individual creators.
I like his use of his Power Point to “reinforce” his presentation. I think it supports the idea; if it is important, repeat it. He successfully uses the Power Point to repeat/stress his important points.