Cory Doctorow, the guy who popularised enshittification, discussing an alternative that other countries could take in response to US tariffs. His idea strikes at a core tenet of the DMCA (which...
Cory Doctorow, the guy who popularised enshittification, discussing an alternative that other countries could take in response to US tariffs. His idea strikes at a core tenet of the DMCA (which most countries have enacted similar versions of) that prevents circumvention of DRM to repair equipment like hospital ventilators, tractors and computers, and how it could be profitable for small business if it was repealed.
I think the timing of this could turn out to be a masterstroke. The rhetoric around right-to-repair and enshittification has been building for a while and, in my bubble at least, is relatively popular. But public desire doesn't mean jack if there's no avenue for change.
This gives that desire a form. The fallout from US tariffs might be the catalyst for other country leaders to take notice and try something new, having seen that capitulation or retaliatory tariffs don't help or only make their own citizens poorer.
It distils the rhetoric down to something simple you could write on a placard and take to a rally or just message your representative - Repeal the [insert your DMCA equivalent]
Cory Doctorow, the guy who popularised enshittification, discussing an alternative that other countries could take in response to US tariffs. His idea strikes at a core tenet of the DMCA (which most countries have enacted similar versions of) that prevents circumvention of DRM to repair equipment like hospital ventilators, tractors and computers, and how it could be profitable for small business if it was repealed.
I think the timing of this could turn out to be a masterstroke. The rhetoric around right-to-repair and enshittification has been building for a while and, in my bubble at least, is relatively popular. But public desire doesn't mean jack if there's no avenue for change.
This gives that desire a form. The fallout from US tariffs might be the catalyst for other country leaders to take notice and try something new, having seen that capitulation or retaliatory tariffs don't help or only make their own citizens poorer.
It distils the rhetoric down to something simple you could write on a placard and take to a rally or just message your representative - Repeal the [insert your DMCA equivalent]
Previous discussion here: https://tildes.net/~tech/1ryg/cory_doctorow_a_post_american_enshittification_resistant_internet_39c3_talk