Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig is a global bestseller, translated into many languages. This book is comparable in its influence to the work of E. Toffler, but reflects a completely new era in the brief history of the information age. The author, a distinguished lawyer and public figure, shows how the modern offensive of content and media corporations is destroying the foundations of technological progress, individual rights and civic values. Lawrence Lessig offers a viable alternative to the current copyright system that allows for the preservation and development of the common cultural heritage under the emerging dictatorship of "intellectual property".