Lessig

I believe the point Lessig is trying to make through the four stories he tells is that all technological growth has stemmed from innovators. Innovators who have had to fight against those who wish to squelch their creativity by closing off important information or denying them the ability to work in certain areas. Furthermore, Lessig tries to point out that all innovators like ourselves most continue to embrace free licensed software so that the technological evolution will continue - that we may constantly be learning how to create meaning in new, more efficient, ways. As Lessig moves from the days where still film was innovative to our current “Vlogging” world, he gives examples of different fights that have occurred in the public forum to ensure information continues to be “open-source” and free for public consumption. I believe that Lessig portrays clearly the importance of embracing and fighting for close-source information to be opened up. In this way, we will be able to grow intellectually by learning new software and language by tinkering with new ideas and programs.

Throughout the first 3 stories he brings readers along to a point where they are most likely willing to accept that open-source information leads to a world where individual creativity is encouraged to be displayed for the entire world - a world that is allowed not only to view the individuals creativity but also add to their work through their own tinkering. Open source information being, by definition: of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available. In essence, if an item is open source it’s free for the public to consume and also enhance or change.

The world of music entertainment provides a good example of the creative open vs. close source fight that is currently going on. Multiple artists have begun to provide their music for free download to fans, while others are selling their music on copyright protected CD’s which only allow owners to burn it onto a limited amount of locations. Either way you look at it, our tech world is in a state of constant change and to end the availability of open-source information is to end the ability of the masses to communicate and learn a new type of language.