Lawrence Lessig, PowerPoint, and Copyright(wrong)

Edward Tufte will be in San Jose on December 11th. Mr. Tufte is the author of Death By PowerPoint. He's ornery, but smart. I highly recommend you go to see him.

The internet is full of rants regarding the brain-disabling capabilities of PowerPoint.
What's not nearly as easy to find, however, is a successful use of PowerPoint supporting a coherent message.

One of the most famous examples on the net is this one - Free Culture - by Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford Law Professor and surprisingly countercultural thinker.

The use of PowerPoint here is radical (unless you think using 243 slides in 31 minutes - one every 8 seconds - isn't radical), and totally effective.
Beyond that, the message - that innovation depends on borrowing and building off the past, and that the freedom to do that is disappearing - is one you should hear and care about.

If his message resonates with you, you can download the entire (352 page) book for free.
Highly recommended...