Pluralistic: Antiusurpation and the road to disenshittification (07 Nov 2024)

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Antiusurpation and the road to disenshittification: We've got the wrong kind of middlemen.
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Pluralistic: The US Copyright Office frees the McFlurry (28 Oct 2024)

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The US Copyright Office frees the McFlurry: The only kind of DMCA exemption that makes a difference.
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Pluralistic: They brick you because they can (24 May 2024)

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They brick you because they can: Samsung and Spotify are too big to care (and that's just the 'S'es).
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This day in history: 2014, 2019
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