In LOCUS magazine’ January, 2015 issue is an editorial column from Cory Doctorow about copyright law.
Seriously. Making someone enter into a 22k word legal agreement (a contract!) just to be allowed to listen to a 15k word novella audiobook is absurd.
I’ve dreamt about the future my whole life. I imagine what life can be like. I’m also an inventor and love gadgets. I can’t wait for the creative world to bring us cool new stuff and exciting new ways to do things, and I try to do what I can to help.
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