Expert: Build business on social capital Nov 12, 2009
The word itself comes from Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow. He describes this scenario where there's no money. (AZCentral -- Business)
Are we due a wave of book piracy? Oct 20, 2009
" Like the music industry in the early days, many in the publishing industry will want to use digital rights management (DRM) safeguards embedded in content to stop copying. Amazon says it leaves it to publishers whether they want to apply DRM. But books in its main proprietary format, .azw, cannot be transferred to other devices. There are some who think DRM represents a blind alley for authors and publishers, and risks alienating readers. Cory Doctorow, novelist and co-editor of the Boing... (BBC News -- UK)
Clicks for free Aug 23, 2009
Cory Doctorow, and , disagrees with Gladwell's reasoning but agrees with the conclusion - free is impossible - when considering future costs in combatting piracy, since it is so cheap for members of the public to copy material. Where there's change you're likely to find resistance. (BBC News -- UK)
UPDATE: Internet Evolution Launches IE Radio with craigslist's Founder Craig Newmark Aug 13, 2009
Future IE Radio guests in subsequent weeks include venture capitalist Esther Dyson; political consultant Joe Trippi; author Andrew Keen; blogger Cory Doctorow; and Ford's social networking director Scott Monty. "We're excited to add live audio streaming to our content. Combining IE Radio with 'live chat' during and after the show allows listeners and guests to engage in ways that no other B2B Website is doing right now," says Internet Evolution Editor in Chief Terry Sweeney "We think the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Rev... May 21, 2009
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Reviewed. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Reviewed ... Cory Doctorow's (Tor Teen, 384pp, ISBN 978-0765319852 ) is one of five novels on the Final Ballot for the Hugo Award, and as a Canadian --albeit expatriate-- in London, might have home advantage, as the convention is in Montreal. (Suite101.com)
3 Strikes, You're Offline Mar 25, 2009
"This is an insanely dangerous and disproportionate proposal," Internet gadfly Cory Doctorow wrote recently on the influential blog, Boing Boing, discussing the "three strikes" policy in Ireland. "After all, you don't hear the record labels offering to have their own Internet connections cut off if they send out three false copyright accusations.". (Fox News)
Movie Review: RiP A Remix Manifesto Mar 13, 2009
By combining documentary footage with interviews with Girl Talk, Creative Commons founder and Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig, BoingBoing founder Cory Doctorow and Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil, Gaylor proclaims sampling and remixing as a natural extension of human creativity. In his film, he identifies 2 major groups: the Copy Right (those who feel that "ideas are intellectual property, locked up until purchase") and the Copy Left, who say the "Public Domain must be defended to ensure... (Suite101.com)
