If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see fit.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of sharing resources freely on the Internet for fostering creativity and innovation.
Lawrence Lessig highlights that the power of the Internet lies in its ability to offer shared resources, allowing individuals and communities to leverage these resources to create and innovate. He suggests that when essential resources are made accessible to all, it fosters an environment where creative collaboration can thrive, ultimately leading to greater societal benefits.
In practice
A keynote speech on the future of open-source software.
And with a practice of writing comes a certain important integrity. A culture filled with bloggers thinks differently about politics or public affairs, if only because more have been forced through the discipline of showing in writing why A leads to B.
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Technological man can't believe in anything that can't be measured, taped, or put into a computer.
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