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Larry Lessig on laws that choke creativity or why it is essential to rethink copyright

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Harvard professor Larry Lessig is an authority on copyright issues, with a vision for reconciling creative freedom with marketplace competition.

He cites John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights and the "ASCAP cartel" in his argument for reviving our creative culture.

It is about time to rethink copyright!

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What adults can learn from kids

In this impressive speech 12 year old Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

Astonishingly see seems very grown up while she speaks...

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The secret to happiness is low expectations

Great speech by Barry Schwartz about the paradox of choice. I don't agree with all of his arguments. It is still quite inspirational: "The secret to happiness is low expectations".

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