Welcome, dear reader, to our latest arts round-up! Today’s category is photography, and you’re in for a special treat – for this curated collection of art that amazes and inspires, each CreativeFuture staff member has not only selected a photograph but also agreed to an exclusive interview. We’ve listed staff... Read more

It’s a New Year, so do you think Google might want to renew their resolution “Don’t Be Evil”? Sadly, it wouldn’t matter. They never really meant it in the first place. When explaining their company motto in 2004, Google’s founders promised the company would not profit at other people’s expense.... Read more

Dear Members, Friends, and Family, After another tumultuous year, we’re glad to have reached this special season, when the air rings with holiday greetings from people representing so many different traditions. “Merry Snoggletog!” some of them cry. “Happy Hogswatch!” others say. “Reason’s Greetings!” you may also hear. At CreativeFuture, we... Read more

Is there a more misguided bunch than copyright skeptics? Well, possibly, but we’d still put them right near the top of the list. For example, here’s a blogger’s recent proposal to gut copyright because, apparently, he can’t find anything to watch. The author, Timothy B. Lee, is annoyed that he... Read more

During the pandemic, we rounded up art that could transport us to another world. We were tired of being trapped inside four walls, so we looked for avenues of imaginative escape. Happily, we found inspiration in video games or TikTok creations. We even cherished hopes of swaying public opinion on... Read more

Every Thanksgiving, we share reflections on some creative works from the year that we’ve appreciated. It’s one of our favorite holiday traditions, and it gives us a small break from burning digital pirates in effigy or demanding accountability for Big Tech. Just don’t think we’re going soft!  Seriously, the genius... Read more

When the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act (PLSA) was signed into law in 2020, it closed a loophole that allowed streaming pirates to avoid being charged with a felony – despite the fact that every other form of large-scale piracy was treated as a felony. This loophole would have been closed... Read more

In a recent blogpost, Amazon called on Facebook and similar platforms to work more diligently to shut down the numerous trolls who swamp Amazon’s site with fake product reviews: In the first three months of 2020, we reported more than 300 groups to social media companies, who then took a... Read more

As the number of months in lockdown or semi-lockdown continues to grow, it seems that our collective screen time is following suit. Theaters across the nation are beginning to reopen, but after more than a year and a half of worldwide stay at home orders, many of us may be... Read more

Our old friend Zuck made a big deal out of the July announcement that Facebook will “invest over $1 billion to reward creators for great content they create on Facebook and Instagram through 2022.” Similar initiatives to pay for user-generated content have been launched by YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat. “Investing... Read more