March 03, 2004
Lessig blames himself Not a lawyer? Wondered what went wrong with a Supreme Court decision that had HUGE implications for modern culture? After a year of pain, Lawrence Lessig finally delineates ALL the mistakes in the Eldred case, and he doesn't hesitate in pointing the finger. (via Metafi)
Very interesting read. Arguing a case before the Supreme Court has to be, in my mind, one of the most stressful things a lawyer may ever do, and to look back in the retrospectiscope and see what one might have done differently is both instructive and a little bit painful, especially as I agree with his position that if argued better, Eldred v. Ashcroft might have been decided differently.
Aside: ambrosia, I hadn't heard the term retrospectroscope in a long time. Thanks for the flashback.
And points to Lessig for such an instructive post-mortem. Sure, there's still a lot of self-flagellation, but he nevertheless makes his points through the fog of grief.
This is a good post, Nal.
« Older So, you're a porn star... | Curious George: Setting up a server. Newer »
To post comments to a thread you must login or create a profile.
