Two of the stars of Helen’s successful debating team will shortly be taking the floor at the Battle of Ideas in London. See ProposeTheMotion and the coverage of the debate.
The problem is that Anna and Isobel are both very taken with Cory Doctorow and Lawrence Lessig (my favourite Lessig here), who, it has to be admitted, are both charismatic, fluent and highly intelligent speakers; but Anna and Isobel would prefer, I think, to be speaking on the other side of the motion, especially because Doctorow is one of the judges (Lessig was probalby too busy advising Obama…).
I think they have the matter slightly wrong; neither Lessig nor Doctorow are arguing for the complete abandonment of copyright; but it’s a complicated matter to get across in a single debate.