Wish I could present like Lawrence Lessig

Aside from the material shared in his presentation, I thought the delivery itself was captivating. I loved those one word slides for effect. I can present, but that is definitely at a higher level than anything I've ever done.

I thought the concerns of John Philip Sousa were really interesting--the idea of people singing songs together and how the new age of technology (recorded sound) would kill that. I thought Lawrence Lessig's explanation of how we are restoring the old days of John Philip Sousa and changing sing-alongs to a read-write culture online was a great point. However, I do think that he may have discounted the entire 20th century of technology. It's true that I may not have been able to make my own movies, but let's not forget that it was Elvis who went into a studio where he was going to pay to make a recording (supposedly for his mother). Here was a teenager from humble beginnings in Tupelo, Miss, who had "read-write" access (even if he had to pay). Sure it's easier now, but it didn't all start on January 1, 2000.