Utnecast: Interview with Utne Visionary Cory Doctorow
You’d be forgiven for expecting little from a guy with a blog called Craphound, another called Boing Boing, and a penchant for distributing digital versions of his science fiction free of charge. The thing is, Cory Doctorow’s blogs are read by millions, and his traditional paper books have been distributed by some of the biggest publishing houses in America.
Commercial sales of Doctorow’s books, like his essay collection Content and his novel Little Brother, have not suffered from free electronic distribution. He’s simply reaching more readers, who often end up buying something he wrote. His free editions become raw material for other creative people, who have produced comic books, iPhone apps, and even translations (including one in Braille ).
Jeff Severns Guntzel talked to Utne visionary Cory Doctorow about his penchant for giving it all away and his passionate critique of any person or entity that attempts to quash creativity with copyright laws.
The music is courtesy of the Bombay Sweets and the Cold Readers.
Image by Paula Mariel Salischiker , licensed under Creative Commons.