Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #DMCA
Most recents (24)
Big Tech steals from the news, but what it steals is *money*, not *content*. Talking about the news, excerpting it, linking to it, quoting it - these are all beneficial, normal news activities. If you can't talk about the news, it's not news - it's a *secret*.
1/
1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2023/06/07/cur…
2/
pluralistic.net/2023/06/07/cur…
2/
But tech *does* steal from news. A variety of monopolistic tricks allows tech to interpose itself between reporters, publishers and outlets, and the audiences they serve. By creating chokepoints between the news and its audience, tech can extract gigantic sums from the news.
3/
3/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/vul…
#Pluralistic
1/
Inside: Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/vul…
#Pluralistic
1/
Tonight (5/6) at 7:15PM, I'm at the #BritishLibrary with my book *Red Team Blues* for an event hosted by @Marthalanefox:
bl.uk/events/an-even…
Tomorrow 6/6, I'm doing a remote panel on #interoperability for @rightscon:
eff.org/deeplinks/2023…
2/
bl.uk/events/an-even…
Tomorrow 6/6, I'm doing a remote panel on #interoperability for @rightscon:
eff.org/deeplinks/2023…
2/
Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house: When the editorial page leaks into the news.
3/
3/
They said it was impossible. After decades of #antitrust cases over #PredatoryPricing - selling below cost to kill or prevent competitors - the #ChicagoSchool of neoliberal #economists "proved" predatory pricing didn't exist, so courts could stop busting companies for it.
1/
1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2023/05/19/fak…
2/
pluralistic.net/2023/05/19/fak…
2/
Predatory pricing - the economists explained - was illegal, but it was also imaginary. A mirage. No one would predatory price, because it was "irrational." Even if someone irrational enough to try it, they would fail. Stand down, American judges - predatory pricing is solved.
3/
3/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/15/fin…
#Pluralistic
1/
Inside: Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/15/fin…
#Pluralistic
1/
Saturday (5/20), I'm at @GburgBookFest with *Red Team Blues*:
gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_autho…
5/22, I'm at @publicknowledge's Emerging Tech in #DC:
eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tec…
5/23, it's #Toronto for #WEPFest, w/@hockeyesque @RonDeibert & @DrNancyOlivieri:
westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfest-s…
2/
gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_autho…
5/22, I'm at @publicknowledge's Emerging Tech in #DC:
eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tec…
5/23, it's #Toronto for #WEPFest, w/@hockeyesque @RonDeibert & @DrNancyOlivieri:
westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfest-s…
2/
Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher: Dublin is a made town.
3/
3/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank"; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usu…
#Pluralistic
1/
Inside: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank"; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usu…
#Pluralistic
1/
Tomorrow (May 2) at 7PM, I'll be at the Cedar Hills Crossing (#PDX) @Powells with @waxy:
powells.com/book/red-team-…
2/
powells.com/book/red-team-…
2/
When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank": "...with a computer."
3/
3/
Amazon is *very* proud of its #flywheel: first, they subsidized customers, luriing in sellers. Then they demanded lower prices, luring more buyers. With more customers, more sellers piled in. Faster the flywheel spins, creating the #EverythingStore:
fourweekmba.com/amazon-flywhee…
1/
fourweekmba.com/amazon-flywhee…
1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2023/04/25/gre…
2/
pluralistic.net/2023/04/25/gre…
2/
The flywheel is everywhere - they even teach it in business-schools. But Amazon is not a reliable narrator. It doesn't tell the truth about the flywheel. To understand what's really going on with the flywheel, you have apply #enshittification to it.
3/
3/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Kickstarting the Red Team Blues audiobook, which Amazon won't sell; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/21/ant…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: Kickstarting the Red Team Blues audiobook, which Amazon won't sell; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/21/ant…
#Pluralistic 1/
Today (Mar 22), I'm doing a remote talk for the @iftf's "Changing the Register" series:
iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 2/
iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 2/
Kickstarting the Red Team Blues audiobook, which Amazon won't sell: Narrated by Wil Wheaton!
3/
3/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: The Right accuses their critics of the conspiracy they themselves engage in; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/10/ten…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: The Right accuses their critics of the conspiracy they themselves engage in; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/10/ten…
#Pluralistic 1/
The Right accuses their critics of the conspiracy they themselves engage in: Teneo works exactly like their claims about the nonexistent Vast Leftist Conspiracy.
Hey look at this 3/
Hey look at this 3/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/09/aut…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/09/aut…
#Pluralistic 1/
Today (3/9), I'm in person in #Austin at @utsdct:
eventbrite.com/e/the-buckman-…
And remote at #UManitoba:
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science/e…
Tomorrow (3/10), @rgibli and I kick off @sxsw's readings:
schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP… 2/
eventbrite.com/e/the-buckman-…
And remote at #UManitoba:
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science/e…
Tomorrow (3/10), @rgibli and I kick off @sxsw's readings:
schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP… 2/
The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble: Someday, we're gonna feel pretty silly about our autocomplete worship.
3/
3/
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Biden set to appoint mass foreclosure cheerleader to the Fed; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/06/per…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: Biden set to appoint mass foreclosure cheerleader to the Fed; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/06/per…
#Pluralistic 1/
Tomorrow (3/7) I'm doing a remote talk for #TUWien:
informatics.tuwien.ac.at/news/2373
On 3/9, I'm in person in #Austin at @utsdct:
eventbrite.com/e/the-buckman-…
And remote at #UManitoba:
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science/e…
On 3/10, @Rgibli and I kick off @SXSW's readings:
schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP… 2/
informatics.tuwien.ac.at/news/2373
On 3/9, I'm in person in #Austin at @utsdct:
eventbrite.com/e/the-buckman-…
And remote at #UManitoba:
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science/e…
On 3/10, @Rgibli and I kick off @SXSW's readings:
schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP… 2/
Biden set to appoint mass foreclosure cheerleader to the Fed: Janice Eberly provided cover for Tim Geithner's policy of No Banker Left Behind.
3/
3/
This week on my #podcast, I read #Twiddler, a recent @Medium column in which I delve more deeply into #enshittification, and how it is a pathology of digital platforms, distinct from the rent-seeking of the analog world that preceded it:
doctorow.medium.com/twiddler-1b5c9… 1/
doctorow.medium.com/twiddler-1b5c9… 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2023/02/27/kno… 2/
pluralistic.net/2023/02/27/kno… 2/
Enshittification, you'll recall, is the lifecycle of the online platform: first, the platform allocates #surpluses to end-users; then, once users are locked in, those surpluses are taken away and given to business-customers. 3/
Around the world journalists are being imprisoned, hacked, even killed. So why should we care about copyright law?
#Thread about the "subtle censorship" of a reputation management firm that uses manipulative methods bury the truth. #StoryKillers
1/14
forbiddenstories.org/story-killers/…
#Thread about the "subtle censorship" of a reputation management firm that uses manipulative methods bury the truth. #StoryKillers
1/14
forbiddenstories.org/story-killers/…
Let's go to 2018. Mexican journalist Daniel Sanchez publishes an investigation into a company contracted by a state governor for @pagina_66.
He starts getting calls asking to take the piece down. He consults with @article19mex who tells him not to.
Daniel 1 - Company 0
2/14
He starts getting calls asking to take the piece down. He consults with @article19mex who tells him not to.
Daniel 1 - Company 0
2/14
Months later, he gets a weird email. It appears to be from the "Compliance Department" of the European Commission. They say he is infringing on a personal data law called #GDPR. Nevertheless, he keeps the article up.
Daniel 2 - Company 0
3/14
Daniel 2 - Company 0
3/14
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: Netflix wants to chop down your family tree; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/02/02/non…
#Pluralistic 1/
Inside: Netflix wants to chop down your family tree; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/02/02/non…
#Pluralistic 1/
From Feb 8-17, I'll be in #Australia, touring my book #ChokepointCapitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We'll be in #Brisbane, #Melbourne, #Sydney and #Canberra, and I hope to see you!
pluralistic.net/2023/01/30/i-c… 2/
pluralistic.net/2023/01/30/i-c… 2/
Netflix wants to chop down your family tree: The enshittification cycle comes for your most private domain.
3/
3/
#Netflix has unveiled the details of its new anti-#PasswordSharing policy, detailing a suite of complex gymnastics that customers will be expected to undergo if their living arrangements trigger @netflix's automated enforcement mechanisms:
thestreamable.com/news/confirmed… 1/
thestreamable.com/news/confirmed… 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2023/02/02/non… 2/
pluralistic.net/2023/02/02/non… 2/
Netflix says that its new policy allows members of the same "#household" to share an account. 3/
🚨 A new class action was filed against @StabilityAI (#StableDiffusion), @midjourney_ai, & @DeviantArt (#DreamUp) on behalf of artists whose works were used to train AI/ML algorithms. 🔥
Here's a breakdown... 🧵
#copyright #ai #ml #artificialintelligence #DMCA #Midjourney
Here's a breakdown... 🧵
#copyright #ai #ml #artificialintelligence #DMCA #Midjourney
The named artists bringing the class action included references to haveibeentrained.com as proof that their works were used for the Stable Diffusion and Midjourney tools.
The complaint dives into how each company developed its specific tool & then offered them to the public.
The complaint dives into how each company developed its specific tool & then offered them to the public.
The complaint dives deep into the details of how Stable Diffusion works. It also highlights how Stability paid LAION ("Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network") to put together LAION-5B, a dataset of 5.85 billion images.
Last week, a seeming miracle came to pass: @JohnDeere, the #BigAg #monopolist that - along with @Apple - has led the Axis of Evil that killed, delayed and sabotaged dozens of #RightToRepair laws, sued for peace. 1/
They announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the American Farm Bureau Federation to make it easier for farmers to fix their own tractors:
fb.org/files/AFBF_Joh…
This is a move that's both badly needed and long overdue. 2/
fb.org/files/AFBF_Joh…
This is a move that's both badly needed and long overdue. 2/
Deere abuses copyright law to force farmers to pay for official repairs - even when the farmer does the repair. That's possible thanks to a practice called #VINLocking, in which engine parts come with #DRM that prevents the tractor from recognizing. 3/
Last week, @markgurman published a blockbuster story in @Business, revealing #Apple's plan to allow third-party #Ios #AppStores to comply with the #EU's #DigitalMarketsAct. @Apple didn't confirm it, but I believe it. Gurman's sourcing was impeccable:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 1/
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2022/12/21/mal… 2/
pluralistic.net/2022/12/21/mal… 2/
This is a huge deal. While Apple's "curated" approach to software delivers benefits to users, those benefits are unreliable. As I explain in a new post for @EFF's Deeplinks blog, Apple only fights for its users when doing so is good for its shareholders. 3/
Mobile tech is a duopoly run by two companies - Google and Apple - with a combined $3.5T market cap. Each uses a combination of tech, law, contract and market power to force sellers to do commerce via apps, and each extracts a *massive* commission in-app sales - 15-30%! 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2022/12/13/kit… 2/
pluralistic.net/2022/12/13/kit… 2/
This is bad for users and workers. Many companies' gross margins are less than 30%. In some categories, that means there's *no* competition. 3/
Two visions competed at the dawn of the modern digital era: computers could be a way to empower people to push back against corporate and state control; or computers could transfer power from the public to corporations or governments. 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2022/12/03/pai… 2/
pluralistic.net/2022/12/03/pai… 2/
I've always been baffled by the technologists who pursued control over liberation: surely their own formative experiences were of the liberatory power of technology. 3/
The #EdSheeran @Pokemon hit “Celestial” is featured in the new game, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet…
but it’s also causing headaches for streamers when their channels get hit with #DMCA notices for #copyright infringement 🧵
#CreatorEconomy #CreatorEconomyLaw
but it’s also causing headaches for streamers when their channels get hit with #DMCA notices for #copyright infringement 🧵
#CreatorEconomy #CreatorEconomyLaw
@GameRant reports many streamers are getting hit with DMCA notices for copyright infringement when the hit song pops up in the game.
gamerant.com/pokemon-scarle…
gamerant.com/pokemon-scarle…
Some game devs now include an option to disable licensed music as a “steam safe” option, but not Pokémon as of yet.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, so is conceptual art the highest form of NFT evolution? @ryder_ripps is bringing this to the attention of the masses with #RRBAYC, which is a conceptual collection based on @BoredApeYC. (🧵/x)
Let’s start at the beginning: who is @ryder_ripps? A simple google search will provide many answers to this question, all based around the fact that Ryder is an artist. Specifically, he is classified as a conceptual artist based off his past works. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryder_Rip…
@ryder_ripps is not new to the art industry, nor is he a new creator. By visiting his website, one can see he has been creating art for quite some time and has a resume full of projects that we’re completed for and/or collaborated with some big names. ryder-ripps.com
Here's an awful story with a happy ending, one that leaves us with work to do, sure, but also with a clear mission for what to do next. It's about Colorado's "Consumer Right To Repair Powered Wheelchairs Act" which @jaredpolis just signed into law:
leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-103… 1/
leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-103… 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2022/06/08/cha… 2/
pluralistic.net/2022/06/08/cha… 2/
3 million Americans rely on wheelchairs, and many of them use powered wheelchairs. Wheelchairs are amazing assistive devices, which can mean the difference between being stuck at home - or even in bed - and being able to work, go to school, shop, and see family and friends. 3/
This week on my podcast, I read my @Medium column, "About Those Killswitched Ukrainian Tractors," in which I am a buzzkill about that feel-good story of a Ukrainian John Deere dealership bricking $5m worth of tractors stolen by Russian looters:
doctorow.medium.com/about-those-ki… 1/
doctorow.medium.com/about-those-ki… 1/
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2022/05/20/sel… 2/
pluralistic.net/2022/05/20/sel… 2/
In case you missed the underlying story, here's a quick recap. Russian looters, abetted by the Russian military, stole $5m worth of tractors and combines from a Deere dealership in Melitopol, Ukraine. 3/
This week on my podcast, I read my @Medium column, "The Best Defense Against Rubber-Hose Cryptanalysis," about what the cypherpunks got wrong, what they got right, and what that says about claims that cryptocurrency will defend us from tyranny:
onezero.medium.com/rubber-hoses-f… 1/
onezero.medium.com/rubber-hoses-f… 1/
If you'd like an unrolled version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
pluralistic.net/2022/04/04/att… 2/
pluralistic.net/2022/04/04/att… 2/
30 years ago, the cypherpunks - forerunners of the cryptocurrency movement - waged an epic battle to ensure that we could all access working cryptography. 3/
