https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books
Everything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/mpa-doesnt-get-decide-who-first-amendment-protects
Twelve years ago, internet users spoke up with one voice to reject a law that would build censorship into the internet at a fundamental level. This week, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), a group that represents six giant movie and TV studios, announced that it hoped we’d all forgotten how...
https://kotaku.com/old-games-2023-playtime-data-fortnite-roblox-minecraft-1851382474
A report shows that while the industry is growing, its biggest competition is Fortnite, GTA, Call of Duty, and Roblox
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/digital-preservation-film-tv-shows-archives-1235851957/
Industry pros sweat the possibility that many digital files will eventually become unusable — an archival tragedy reminiscent of the celluloid era.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/haiti-gangs-try-to-seize-airport-thousands-inmates-escape-prisons-state-of-emergency/
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti are increasingly coordinating their actions and choosing once unthinkable targets like the Central Bank.
https://www.pcgamer.com/japanese-games-are-kicking-ass-on-pc-so-far-this-year/
January 2024 may have actually been the most successful month for Japanese PC games… ever?
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/19/copyright-remains-a-complete-mess-a-tale-in-two-stories/
Here are two separate stories regarding the mess that is modern copyright law, that is now mostly “mediated” by companies that half-ass randomly deal with things and sometimes do not. While this is…
https://www.advocate.com/news/two-trans-organizations-merge
The National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund will merge to form a new organiation.
https://newrepublic.com/article/178175/republican-anti-trans-laws-punish-eradicate
This year, more than 200 anti-transgender bills have already been filed in the states. They are extreme. And many will pass.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nazis-no-thank-you-germans-take-streets-call-afd-ban-2024-01-17/
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