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Copyfight "Free is not fair" won't make authors richer, but fixing publishers' contracts will Cory Doctorow

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game theory Collaborating in Fortnite Clive Thompson

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Business Youtube's new "offline first" product for India treats telcos as damage and routes around them Cory Doctorow

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Business Supreme Court ruling is a blow to copyright trolling business-model Cory Doctorow

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