Doctorow explains this more thoroughly in his recent book, The Internet
Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. He argues now is the time to
remove locks affecting things like printer ink & tractors that have been
imposed on other countries as part of "free trade" deals.
He is, BTW, also not a fan of blockchain.
Alayne
On Sun, 9 Mar 2025, Nash JC - NCF via linux wrote:
Very interesting and quite unexpected discussion with Mattea Roach.
https://www.cbc.ca/books/bookends/cory-doctorow-writes-science-fiction-to-come-to-terms-with-his-tech-anxiety-1.7477457
Suggests big opportunity is repeal of Canada's version of digital lock law.
--
Alayne McGregor
alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca
Aiming for the moon and getting halfway there, gets you farther than if you
just aim for the roof and only get halfway upstairs. People's achievements in
life depend quite startlingly much on what they _expect_ to achieve. -- Diana
Wynne Jones, in _Reflections_
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