Change in Congressional IP legislation is in the air as Hollywood’s Congressman, Howard Berman, prepares to depart his role as Chair of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. However, IP Law visionary Larry Lessig won’t be adding to this wave of change by running for Congress.

Instead he will launch a national Change Congress effort at the National Press Club on Thursday at 1:30 PM EST. If you can’t get to the event in Washington D.C. you can join online for a live webcast at this link: http://lessig08.org/lists/lt.php?id=YxoDV1cOTQweVgQB.

I took a brief poll if Larry should run for Congress. To my, surprise a ton of answers arrived, some from his former students. Over half suggested his talents would be stifled by the Congressional culture, its seniority system, and the demands of fundraising.

Here’s a sampling of the responses I received on this topic:

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