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Cory Doctorow explains how Netflix video streaming has led the W3C to promise to build DRM into HTML5, potentially making all of our computers flawed and vulnerable.

Cory Doctorow Huxley And Orwell Pt 3

"Printcrime" by Cory Doctorow. Audiobook translated into swedish and recorded by Magnus Edlund. Released under CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0. Original work under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Available at http://craphound.com/overclocked/Cory_Doctorow_-_Overclocked_-_Printcrime.html

Cory Doctorow, "Printcrime" (swedish fan-reading)

Note: I started recording about  3 minutes into the talk! The intro was about how this isn't a talk about copyright. More info here: http://wankyplannerblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/google-firestarters-cory-doctorow-and-general-purpose-computing/

About the coming war on general purpose computing

Google Firestarters - Cory Doctorow

The war against computer freedom will just keep escalating, Doctorow contends.  The copyright wars, net neutrality, and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) were early samples of what is to come.  Victories in those battles were temporary.  Conflict in the decades ahead will feature ever higher stakes, more convoluted issues, and far more powerful technology.  The debate is about how civilization decides to conduct itself and in whose interests.

“Cory Doctorow is one of the great context-setters of our generation,” says Tim O’Reilly.  Co-editor of the acclaimed blog “Boing Boing,” Doctorow writes contemporary science fiction blending contextual insight with journalistic depth.  His recent books include " For the Win"; " Makers"; and " Little Brother".

Long Now and the Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/ bring Cory Doctorow to San Francisco for a glimpse into the future of computing and the increasing fight for control over our freedom both online and offline.

"The Coming Century of War Against Your Computer" was given on July 31, 02012 as part of Long Now's Seminar series. The series was started in 02003 to build a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking from some of the world's leading thinkers. The Seminars take place in San Francisco and are curated and hosted by Stewart Brand. To follow the talks, you can:

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