Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig is one of my hero's.

I was always impressed by his understanding of emerging technology and copyright, his ability to communicate complex legal issues, and his willingness to take up difficult legal fights, not to his contribution to the Creative Commons movement.

Today, when I read more about his personal story and the legal battle he is currently fighting, my estimation of him as an individual and a public figure grew exponentially.

Hat's off to you Larry, you are amazing.

P.S. I wrote this up last night and didn't publish it because I really felt a little uncomfortable about the subject. I don't know if it was the discomfort talking about sexual abuse in general or spreading someone else's story or what exactly. I realized after reading Julie's post, I was participating, perhaps accidentally, in a societal prohibition on talking about sexual abuse. From this article and from my vantage point in life, it seems that the societal prohibition on talking to trusted people about abuse is one of the root causes that allow the perpetuation of the abuse. So in defiance of the cultural ban, I pressed the "Publish" button.