“Farewell” Lessig

Lawrence Lessig posted on his blog recently about an announcement he made at the iCommons keynote.  Apparently, he is “leaving” the tech law field to start an at least ten year intensive study in corruption.  I’m young in this field, but Lessig was the person who got me interested in the in depth study of technology, especially through the lens of the law.  I’ll be sad to see him go, though I doubt that he’ll be able to stay away for long.  Not to sound like an obituary writer, but Lessig completely revolutionized the field of IP study and the rules that govern us online, most famously in his dictum “code is law.”  I look forward to his next and (supposedly) last book in the field, but I’m actually excited to see his sharp mind applied to corruption and the surrounding policy.  Part of the reason his work has been so successful in the field of tech law is that he has never lost sight of the policy implications of what he says, often in direct contrast to his peers that get caught up in the technology itself while losing sight of the bigger picture. 

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