Lawrence Lessig on Colbert Report

Lawrence Lessig on Colbert Report

I am reblogging this interview from the This Little Antithesis blog.

Throughout this interview, Lessig attempts to explain the viewpoint of his book where he discusses the issues with copyright laws, and how Congress needs to make amendments so that people may have joint custody in copyright. He claims that 70% of students illegally pass files through the internet, however remixing files should not be illegal because it increases the value. If the value is increased for one individual, he believes that remixing is beneficial.

I think that Colbert represented the ideas of most viewers during this interview. He drew a picture of Snoopy in the book and claimed that because it increased the value of the book, he could change the name of the author to be his own name, and publish it as his own. Lessig agreed and said that since the value was increased, it was not an infringement of copyright, and that they would have joint custody, which is an interesting idea. I do not think I agree with Lessig, however I think that the ideas he puts forth are interesting, and may someday lead to a development on the copyright issues.