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By: rio operateur

rio operateur — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:47:18 +0000

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By: Brian Dear

Brian Dear — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:19:46 +0000

I suspect Lessig has never heard of All American Speakers. All American Speakers are lead generators, and if you read their fine print you realize that they don’t claim to actually represent the speakers. They prolly just get a finder’s fee for a referral to the ACTUAL speakers bureau.

By: Abundance, the ‘net, and the open mind | Weblogsky: Jon Lebkowsky's Weblog

Sun, 09 May 2010 17:02:53 +0000

[...] Read more at David’s site, “JOHO the Blog!” Ignore Richard Bennett’s comments. Think about what David is saying, and feel free to comment here, because I’d love to discuss it. [...]

By: Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:00:50 +0000

The video I gave you was from a paid speaking gig that Lessig did a few days ago. Google tells me his speaker’s bureau is here: http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/talentbooking/Speakers-by-Industry/Law/0/-1/0/1

I actually do believe that most of the people who disagree with me are ignorant or misguided rather than corrupt; I make an exception for Lessig for a couple of reasons: 1) I know he’s been told by credible people where his analysis of the Internet falls short; and 2) Lessig accuses all his opponents of being corrupt, so it seems fair to judge him by his own standards.

By: davidw

davidw — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:44:53 +0000

Palin is getting 6-figure speaking fees. She is one of the highest paid speakers in the world. The notion that Lessig is “not far south” of that is ludicrous. In fact, I couldn’t even find a way to contact Lessig as a speaker: There’s nothing on his site, and a quick googling failed to turn up a speakers bureau that represents him.

But the more important point is: You are once again attacking people on ad hominem grounds rather than confronting their arguments. Richard, I honestly don’t understand why you cannot accept the possibility that people disagree with you honestly and not because they’re corrupt.

By: Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:19:29 +0000

Lessig made an interesting critique of Sarah Palin’s experience, http://lessig.org/blog/2008/09/on_palins_experience.html

But Palin was more qualified to run for VP than Lessig was to run for Congress.

By: Seth Finkelstein

Seth Finkelstein — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:14:44 +0000

“comparison between Palin and Lessig is fair based on their national visibility …”

Google news for “Lessig” now: 85
Google news for “Sarah Palin” now: 7,420

I rest my case :-(

By: Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:06:53 +0000

Yeah, you shortened my comment to fit it into your stereotype. I think the comparison between Palin and Lessig is fair based on their national visibility and propensity to manipulate audiences; neither is as clever as they believe they are, either.

By: Seth Finkelstein

Seth Finkelstein — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:04:20 +0000

Consider: “I don’t know what Richard Bennett’s consulting fee is, but it’s probably not far south of Karl Rove’s, and he’s make himself a nice position to be racking up the net neutrality coin for a long time”.

See the problem?

By: Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:48:44 +0000

I don’t know what Lessig’s speaking fee is, but it’s probably not far south of Sarah Palin’s, and he’s been racking up the net neutrality fees since 2000. Granted, we can’t count Google’s $2 million contribution to Lessig’s “Stanford Center for the Internet and Free Downloads” as personal wealth, but it has helped cement the brand.