Here at CreativeFuture, we often write about the widespread theft of film and television shows. Since they are such vital cultural and economic exports for the United States, we are in a constant state of shock at how our film and television industry is undercut by global piracy. But there... Read more
One Friday in April, piracy sites went missing from the search engine DuckDuckGo’s index. “Holy sh*t!” we thought. “Has DuckDuckGo decided to step up and help the creatives whose livelihoods are harmed by widespread piracy? Could they be a shining example of accountability amidst an irresponsible group of Silicon Valley... Read more
To have a safe and functional internet, we need platforms to take real responsibility for stemming crime. That shouldn’t be a controversial statement in 2022, especially in the face of the pile-up of illegal and nefarious activities they facilitate. If you need just one more example, though, then look no... Read more
Recently, while reviewing the public comments filed with the United States Copyright Office as it examines the need to promote Standard Technical Measures (STMs) to prevent digital copyright infringement (as one does), we noticed something peculiar. We were surprised to see that there were thousands of comments on such an... Read more
By this point, who is surprised to hear a tech startup is complicit with digital piracy – even when it isn’t brazenly named OpenSea? Since 2017, OpenSea has hosted a cryptocurrency marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), unique identifiers for digital objects. Although these technologies are new and, to many of... Read more
If you watched President Biden’s State of the Union address, you saw Members of Congress giving a standing ovation to former Facebook executive Frances Haugen – “former” being the operative word, as Haugen changed her title from “Product Manager” to “Whistleblower” in late 2021. In her September 2021 testimony before... Read more
Welcome back for another arts round-up! This week, we’re featuring songs and albums. Although it can be difficult to choose just one recording, every staff member has shared thoughts about a selection. Before reading on, prepare for a wide range of emotions. Music moves us in powerful yet different ways.... Read more
Here at CreativeFuture, we’ve been leaders in the fight for Big Tech accountability for the past decade. For most of this century, the world’s largest tech companies have allowed widespread digital piracy to thrive on their platforms. They have facilitated it – and looked the other way. But piracy is only... 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