Technology in Learning

I found Larry Lessig’s presentation “How Creativity is being Strangled by the Law” very entertaining. I agree with him that there needs to be artist choice and that copyright law needs reviewing and possibly changing; however, I disagree with his point that we are “making our kids live against the law”. He states that we live in an “age of prohibitions”. I’d argue that almost any time in history was an “age of prohibitions”. People during all ages of history have lived life against the law. I don’t think it has ever stopped creativity. Some great works were developed during major “ages of prohibition” when people were forced underground for their art. This is how the law develops and changes. People advocate for change based on changes to environment, political rule, technology, economy, etc. This is not necessarily “corrosive” or “corrupting” but advancing and promoting change.