Cory Doctorow interview: ‘DRM is junk science’

April 20, 2005 | 6:48 am

By David Rothman

This audio of a Doctorow interview with Chris Pirillo covers topics ranging from the Nebula sci-fi award to Boing Boing, DRM and publishing models. Cory Doctorow accuses DRM zealots of Soviet-style “junk science” justifying ideology.

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April 20, 2005 | 6:48 am

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