23 years ago today, I took at job at @eff , turning down an offer from Microsoft to work as their DRM evangelist (!!!!!!).
Best professional decision I ever made.
In his new novel _Everything is Fine at Disney_, Doctorow explores a utopia where personal rights are eternally guaranteed by a digital chip implanted in the spine. But when people around him suddenly cannot hear his voice, Caesar is terrified to learn that his Rights Management Module has failed and his civil liberties are unlicensed.
But he's got a hole card to rebuild his life: a towering file cabinet of hard-copy EULAs. That's certainly not as convenient as a chip.
@aubreyjones @pluralistic I'm really fascinated by the idea of this mirror universe where (a presumably goatee-wearing) Cory Doctrow has been convincing the world to love DRM and palling around with Metallica.
@Illuminatus @internic @aubreyjones @pluralistic
... but we only need the two books because the terms of use say we're not allowed to remember what's in the book unless we have it in our physical possession.
@internic @aubreyjones @pluralistic OTOH, he probably has written only two books in the last thirty years and he only posts every other month.
