Comments on: Lehman on Lehman

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:15:22 +0000

Rolo, Prof. Lessig provided a link and has mentioned Lehman several times in the past. If you want a soundbite summary, Lehman was the architect of the DMCA.

By: Rolo Timassie

Rolo Timassie — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 13:07:38 +0000

What's your beef with Lehman? I mean, specifically; aside from all the reciprocal name-calling.

By: joat

joat — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:31:30 +0000

One thing though. Be careful handling that sarcasm. Not everyone recognizes it as such and it has the tendency to be quite explosive in certain environments. Somewhere out there is a journalism student using the phrase "Mr. Lessig, self-avowed Marxist...."

By: raoul

raoul — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:48:49 +0000

�"And just to show how effective I�ve been in getting my point across, Lehman is quoted as saying: �[Lessig] seems to believe you can have a post-industrial economy without any copyrights."�

It may not be that Mr. Lehman misunderstands Professor Lessig, but rather he, and his ilk, have adopted the Karl Rove strategy of: �If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.�

Oh I�m sorry, that�s not Rove, it�s Goebbels.

By: Alan McCann

Alan McCann — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:22:28 +0000

ocomilk said:

"If after listening to your speech he is still unclear of your position, then the problem lies not with your message but with Mr. Lehman�s comprehension."

Unfortunately I think it is the latter and there are a lot of Mr. Lehmans in the political world - whether their lack of comprehension is by choice or not.

By: ocomik

ocomik — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:09:34 +0000

{quote}”[Lessig] seems to believe you can have a post-industrial economy without copyrights”{/quote}

It must be very frustrating to continue to stress your point on where you stand on copyright law yet continually have it conveyed by others that you wish to abolish it.

My suggestion to Mr. Lehman is that he listen to the speech you gave at the this years Open Source Business Conference entitled the Creator’s Dillemma (available at http://www.itconversations.com). In this speech, I believe you succinctly state your position on copyright. If after listening to your speech he is still unclear of your position, then the problem lies not with your message but with Mr. Lehman’s comprehension.

By: M. Mortazavi

M. Mortazavi — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:24:40 +0000

Spin doctors are to spin . . . That's another reason why people avoid open political discourse. Spinners are there to do it for them and will come after them with their spinning techniques if they step over the line. However, like every weapon, spinning is also a double edged sword.

By: Don Marti

Don Marti — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:08:13 +0000

The hard thing about arguing with DRMers is that they won't defend DRM, only copyright law. I don't believe in machine guns on motion detectors either (are you crazy? Don't turn that thing on--you might shoot the mailman, or someone on the sidewalk!) but that doesn't mean I'm for trespassing.