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Jun 16, 2024 · My 2004 Microsoft DRM Talk. This week on my podcast, I read my Microsoft DRM talk, first delivered 20 years and one day ago in Redmond, Washington. It was a viral hit in the nascent blogosphere and became a defining document in the fight against DRM. Greetings fellow pirates!
Jun 18, 2024 · This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014. Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest.
Jul 2, 2024 · This is the future that award-winning author and EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow wants us to fight for. His term “enshittification” — a downward spiral in which online platforms trap users and business customers alike, treating them more and more like commodities while providing less and less value — was selected by the American ...
Jul 1, 2024 · He was European Affairs Coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation until 2006, when he quit to write full-time. He is a special consultant to the EFF now, and serves on the boards of various organizations related to technology and literature.
1 day ago · Once you read enough Cory Doctorow, you start to pick up on the story elements that he reuses and recycles, and that’s pretty obvious here. Not only is this a graphic novel adaptation of a short story, but it’s very close to the premise of For the Win, too. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though! In fact, I really like this comic. The plot is interesting, and the art is AMAZING.
Jun 24, 2024 · Weinersmith and Boulet have produced a first-rate work of adult and kid literature, both a perfect entree to Beowulf for anyone contemplating a dive into old English epic...
Jun 18, 2024 · It's been twenty years since my Microsoft DRM talk: It looks like you're trying to avert the DRM apocalypse…. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019. Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been.