Not a review by any means, I don’t have the time today. I’ve just finished listening to Cory Doctorow’s Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free audiobook, read by Wil Wheaton. It’s the first audiobook I’ve ever listened all the way through – I have Homeland as well, sorry Wil. After having done so I canContinue reading “Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free”
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Imagine a world…
Where all the world’s films and TV shows were available through a single outlet. Subtitled in different languages, even dubbed if you want that. Where gargantuan servers were not needed to store every single film or show. Where you didn’t get Netflix’s favourite phrase “Items related to X”. Where you pay a single monthly feeContinue reading “Imagine a world…”
Piracy encouraged
Cory Doctorow posted on Twitter about Lauren Beukes’ new book (The Shining Girls) and I went to buy immediately since I really enjoyed Zoo City. Amazon only sells a Kindle version naturally, so I wanted to find an .epub version. A South African site (Kalahari.com) sells it, but won’t sell it to me because I’mContinue reading “Piracy encouraged”
Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
Can I take a moment for a vital public service announcement? I absolutely insist you all read the book in the title of this message. It is nominally what is called a “Young Adult” book, being as its hero is sixteen, but don’t let that put you off. I think Doctorow writes some great fictionContinue reading “Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow”
The Piracy Threshold epilogue
Someone told me about MakeMKV, a free bit of software for ripping Blu-Rays. I used it and showed Rare Exports to my first class of Culture and Media students yesterday. We all liked the film and found its premise and execution very original. Better yet, I have started discussing comic book adaptations with my otherContinue reading “The Piracy Threshold epilogue”
The Piracy Threshold
On 17th February this year, Matt Gemmell posted an insightful and perspicacious article to his blog entitled The Piracy Threshold. In it, he describes how people basically want to be honest, but once the difficulty of being so reaches a certain level, when dishonesty is not only the easier option but also the one toContinue reading “The Piracy Threshold”