Pluralistic: Copyright won't solve creators' Generative AI problem (09 Feb 2023)

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Copyright won't solve creators' Generative AI problem: The machine-learning monkey's paw.
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Pluralistic: The real scandal is overclassification; The Australian Chokepoint Capitalism Tour (30 Jan 2023)

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The real scandal is overclassification: I'd explain it, but I'd have to kill you.
The Australian Chokepoint Capitalism Tour: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra (twice!).
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Pluralistic: Freedom of reach IS freedom of speech (10 Dec 2022)

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Freedom of reach IS freedom of speech: The end-to-end principle is good, actually.
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Pluralistic: Monopoly's event-horizon (05 Dec 2022)

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Monopoly's event-horizon: The true capitalist singularity.
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Pluralistic: How monopoly enshittified Amazon/28 Nov 2022

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How monopoly enshittified Amazon: Chokepoint Capitalism ruins everything.
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Pluralistic: 29 Sep 2022 Porn on Tumblr is a complicated subject

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Porn on Tumblr is a complicated subject: Chokepoints, compliance, weakest links.
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Pluralistic: 22 Sep 2022 Twitch's Chokepoint Capitalism

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Twitch does a chokepoint capitalism: "Amazon is charging Amazon so much money to run the business via Amazon that it has no choice but to take more money from streamers."
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Pluralistic: 14 Sep 2022 The Chokepoint Capitalism tour!

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The Chokepoint Capitalism tour: Ottawa, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles (and beyond!)
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Pluralistic: 12 Sep 2022 Spotify is a ripoff, a Spotify exclusive

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Spotify steals from artists, a Spotify exclusive: More Chokepoint Capitalism stunt-publishing.
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Pluralistic: 07 Sep 2022 We published an Audible Exclusive about the monopolistic abuses of Audible

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How Audible steals from creators (an Audible exclusive): The only part of "Chokepoint Capitalism" available on Audible.
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