Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free

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"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book about copyright
nonfiction book
author Cory Doctorow
countryOfOrigin Canada
United States
genre media studies
nonfiction
technology writing
hasPerspective aligned with open culture movement
critical of media conglomerates
pro‑innovation
pro‑user
intendedAudience creators
general readers
policy makers
technology professionals
language English
mainSubject DRM
copyright
creative industries
digital distribution
digital economy
digital rights
file sharing
free culture movement
innovation
intellectual property
internet
open culture
privacy
surveillance
technology policy
user freedoms
positionOnAccess supports broad access to information
positionOnCopyright critical of restrictive copyright laws
positionOnCreators argues that open systems benefit creators
positionOnDRM opposes digital rights management
positionOnEnforcement criticizes aggressive copyright enforcement
positionOnInnovation claims overbroad copyright stifles innovation
positionOnLaw argues current copyright law is ill‑suited to the digital age
positionOnLicensing favors flexible licensing models
positionOnMonopoly criticizes corporate control over culture
positionOnPolicy calls for copyright reform
positionOnRemix supports remix culture
positionOnSharing supports legal frameworks that enable sharing
positionOnTechnology argues that technology should empower users
positionOnUsers advocates strong user rights
publicationDecade 2010s
subtitle Laws for the Internet Age
title Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cory Doctorow
notableWork
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
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