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There's a lot of this "I bought it but it's not mine" going on. Computers, phones, farm tractors... I did this little art project trying to express that. A locked dictionary. Title: Hard Bound, Bound Hard.
It's called anti-circumvention law and is typically forced into trade agreements by America to allow corporations to enforce IP protection in foreign countries.
Cory Doctorow's recent talk on it was very informative and he notes how eliminating those laws can be a way for countries to eed dependance on US tech.
Thanks for sharing that talk, it's pretty good.
I always find his talks interesting, because it often feels like it's the same core talk each time, but changed through iterative refining of his ideas and rhetoric due to how often he gets the chance to talk about these issues.
Even though I've seen many of his talks before, I am surprised at how skillfully he is able to weave in new angles and themes. I mean, he has been doing this stuff for literal decades, but still, it's impressive.
something tells me thats whats going to happen once americas economy brakes down.
I'm trying to figure out why this photo has such a strong 2000s aesthetic to it.
Probably the flash
Drop leaf WOOD table, acrylic glasses, silverware placement, hardback book...
Because it’s genuine? I dunno. That’s the vibe I got.
I did this during a party at my house. It was my design. We took turns drilling a hole for the chain, a different person put the chain on, another put the lock on, and the last person bent the key till it was un-useable. Locked knowledge. We are starved for knowledge (expensive college), but drowning in information (free advertising).
I should mention that I really like this art piece because it splits people into two groups.
Women HATE it, I ruined a table and you can't read the dictionary. Men LOVE it, outside the box destruction.
I recently did another piece that split people into rich vs poor. The well-to-do people complain to me and the poor people shake my hand.
Would like Davids stars juxtaposed with the swatchtikas but that could get you in some trouble.