Professor Lawrence Lessig is quoted in The Christian Science Monitor in an article that announces that YouTube has free downloadable videos on their site:

But for us cavemen, this is kinda cool. Not to mention important says Stanford Law professor Lawrence Lessig.

“YouTube is rolling this out slowly, initially with content that aspires to be consistent with principles of open government,” writes Lessig. “I’m told it will be offered more generally. In any case, it is an important development.”