Lawrence Lessig. (Courtesy photo)
When I saw the news about Lawrence Lessig’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, I thought, “Lordy, another Harvard Law professor with a bruised ego.” (Granted, I might have been lumping all Harvard profs with Alan Dershowitz, who seems to embody the infinite ego of that august institution.)
But as I read Lessig’s complaint, talked with him and others, I became more much sympathetic to his plight. No doubt, he’s making vital points about press tactics in the Digital Age, and how truth gets distorted, if not trampled. That said, I have to wonder where his lawsuit against the Times is taking his life and career.
