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American law professor and free software advocate

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Eben Moglen is an American historian, programmer, lawyer, and computer scientist born in New Haven in 1959. He is educated at Yale Law School and Swarthmore College. His professional career includes positions at Harvard University, Columbia Law School, Columbia University, and the University of Virginia. He also clerked for Thurgood Marshall.

Moglen is the author of works including *Wolność w chmurze i inne eseje*, *Privilege Against Self-Incrimination*, and *Copyleft*. He has received the EFF Award. He speaks and writes in English.

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Person · Open Library

Born
13.07.1959
Works
3

Top works

  • Wolność w chmurze i inne eseje
  • Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
  • Copyleft

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
73
Total plays
211

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Eben Moglen is a professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, and is the founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center, whose client list includes numerous pro bono clients, such as the Free Software Foundation. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eben+Moglen">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • The difference is, this time, we win.

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Key facts

Website
moglen .law .columbia .edu
Born
( 1959-07-13 ) July 13, 1959 (age 66)
Education
Swarthmore College ( BA ), Yale University ( MPhil , JD , PhD )
Occupations
Professor of Law and Legal History at Columbia University , director-counsel and Chairman, Software Freedom Law Center

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New Haven
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
moglen.law.columbia.edu
Image
Eben Moglen, 2010-08-05.jpg
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Eben Moglen
date of birth
1959-07-13
writing language
English language
name in native language
Eben Moglen
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Encyclopedic overview

Eben Moglen (born July 13, 1959) is an American legal scholar and historian who is a professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, and is the founder, director-counsel and chairman of Software Freedom Law Center.

Biography

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