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"Writing" is the Latin of our times. The modern language of the people is video and sound.

— Lawrence Lessig

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We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut."

The problem is their insane rules are now being applied to the whole world. This insanity of control is expanding as everything you do touches copyrights.

I believe it would be right for common sense to revolt against the extreme claims made today on behalf of "intellectual property."

Free Culture (2004)

We live in a world with "free" content, and this freedom is not an imperfection.

May the Source Be With You (2001)

Show me why your regulation of culture is needed. Show me how it does good. And until you can show me both, keep your lawyers away.

Free Culture (2004)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

Strength of creative writing lies in the skill of handling words and articulating artistic expression of feelings.”

Suman Pokhrel

The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.

Robert Benchley

Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.

William Wordsworth Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed (1919)

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