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Crispijn Sleeboom

Pirates vs. Publishing Industries: a Stalemate

Scenario #1: Pirates are vicious freeloaders, the artists are their victims and the publishing industries have the artists’ best interests at heart. Scenario #2: the publishing industries are evil, capitalist scum who only care for money, the artists are...
By Crispijn Sleeboom on 03/18/13 Comments Off on Pirates vs. Publishing Industries: a Stalemate

The Green Model: a Business Model for Open Access Content

In Alaska, it is illegal to give beer to a moose, even if it is a light beer. In Alabama, it is illegal to drive while blindfolded. What I find interesting about these laws is not necessarily that they...
By Crispijn Sleeboom on 03/09/13 Comments Off on The Green Model: a Business Model for Open Access Content

Subverting the System: How to Annoy Amazon in Five Neat Little Steps

It’s a disquieting idea: everything you do on the web, on your smartphone and on your tablet is being tracked, and all that data is gathered somewhere in the void of the internet. Thankfully, most of that data is...
By Crispijn Sleeboom on 03/03/13 2