Books like Content by Cory Doctorow
This compilation gathers previously published essays by Cory Doctorow, addressing how copyright law, intellectual property rights, and the internet shape artistic creation and technological innovation. Themes span digital media, online publishing, music licensing, and the broader social implications of emerging technologies.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Technology & Computing/Computer Science
Authors: Cory Doctorow
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After a terrorist attack in San Francisco, 17‑year‑old Marcus and his friends are held by the Department of Homeland Security; when released, they find their city under total surveillance and decide to fight back.
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Neal Stephenson explores World War II cryptography and 21st‑century data security through intertwined stories of a wartime code‑breaker, his grandson, and a secret mission to create a "data haven."
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A tech‑savvy employee’s journey into a powerful internet company spirals from ambition to obsession, revealing the dark side of data privacy, social media, and a future where surveillance and corporate control blur boundaries.
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Cory Doctorow examines how copyright law shapes the digital age, exploring the challenges and opportunities for both small artists and major record labels in today’s creative industries.
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In a future where death is obsolete, a young immortal man’s dream of living in Disney World turns into a battle over the park’s artistic integrity when a new immersive technology replaces its beloved audio‑animatronics.
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Bruce Schneier’s investigative analysis explores the growth of Mass surveillance in the United States, examining how data collection, electronic surveillance, and national security practices shape privacy and social control.
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Aaron Swartz, a pioneering programmer, essayist, and activist, devoted his life to defending free access to knowledge, contributing to Reddit, RSS, Creative Commons, and fighting SOPA.
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In "Program or Be Programmed" Douglas Rushkoff argues that programming is the new literacy of the digital age and urges readers to take control of technology rather than be controlled by it.
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Cory Doctorow argues that major tech platforms turn social media into monopolistic prisons, and proposes interoperability as the key to reclaiming personal data and freedom from corporate control.
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"Further selected essays on productivity, creativity, parenting, and politics in the 21st century"--Cover.
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Four short stories by Cory Doctorow that probe the near‑future dystopia America may create, tackling technology, racism, digital rights, healthcare and terrorism.
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From Counterculture to Cyberculture explores how computers evolved from Cold War military tools to symbols of a digital, collaborative utopia rooted in 1960s countercultural ideals.
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David Brin argues for a society of reciprocal transparency, balancing the growing use of surveillance technology with privacy rights, accountability, and collective responsibility.
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From Tokyo to Helsinki, Manhattan to Manila, Rheingold takes readers on a journey around the world for a preview of the next techno-cultural shift--a shift he predicts will be as dramatic as the widespread adoption of the PC in the 1980s and the Internet in the 1990s. The coming wave, says Rheingold, is the result of super-efficient mobile communications.
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