Cory Doctorow’s latest column for Locus Online discusses the topical hot potato of copyright, in the context of a world where the electronic distribution of entertainment media is becoming increasingly commonplace; his previous piece had a similar remit. The thing that astonished me most about these two columns was this: the utter lack of public reaction to them from the online sf community.
Continue reading “Has science fiction gone future-blind?”
I’m a sucker for freebies - blogger and blagger in one simple package. Continue reading “Fancy a free Zooomr Pro account?”
Posted by Paul Raven @ 08-11-2005 in Uncategorized •
Grokster quits file-sharing fight
The world’s legal systems have finally nailed one of the multitude of peer-to-peer file-share networks; Grokster have capitulated and paid up to the entertainment industries to avoid further prosecution. Continue reading “Grokster throws in the towel…but I don’t hear any fat lady singing”