MAPLight.org

Lawrence Lessig Joins Board of MAPLight.org

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 17, 2008 - 11:50am.

Berkeley, Calif. - MAPLight.org, a California-based nonprofit that maintains a database of campaign contributions and legislative outcomes to determine links between money and politics, has named Stanford law professor and Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig to its board of directors. Lessig, known for his groundbreaking work in the fields of intellectual property and the law of cyberspace, recently launched a grassroots organization called "Change Congress," which aims to "end corruption" on Capitol Hill.