http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/IP+creative_commons PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1176 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1176 In this article for Wired Magazine, Larry Lessig offers an overview of some of the troubles causes by over-protective copyright laws. As an example, Lessig tries to license the song "Happy Birthday" for recording and distribution, in honor of the first “birthday” of the Free Culture Movement. In order to obtain the rights to the song, Lessig must navigate through a web of nonresposive organizations and exorbitant fees. In the end, Lessig does not obtain the ability to record the song at all, revealing the weakness and confusion that are present in the current copyright system.