Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law

I just finished listening to this TED talk and I thought I would share it with you. It's entitled "How creativity is being strangled by the law." It's a short 18 minute piece and I think you will like it.

Here's the official blurb:

Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of "three stories and an argument." The Net's most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the "ASCAP cartel" to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down the key shortcomings of our dusty, pre-digital intellectual property laws, and reveals how bad laws beget bad code. Then, in an homage to cutting-edge artistry, he throws in some of the most hilarious remixes you've ever seen.

He proposes some interesting ideas to fix the problem. Hit the comment button and let me know if you agree.

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TED Talks

I found an amazing site. It's called TED Talks. I haven't figured out what TED means yet but here is a place you need to check out.

Basically its a storehouse of videos of amazing lectures by the top people in a wide variety of fields. Free for us to download and watch. You can see the the leaders in field of technology, science, arts, global issues and many more.

The one I want to share today is by Sir Ken Robinson. I have not heard of him but I know who he is now. His talk is titled: Do Schools Kill Creativity? He combines humor and challenges in just the right mix. Here is the blurb from the TED page.

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize -- much less cultivate -- the talents of many brilliant people. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. The universality of his message is evidenced by its rampant popularity online. A typical review: "If you have not yet seen Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk, please stop whatever you're doing and watch it now."

Give it a listen and let me know what you think.

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