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An interview with Cory

1st March 2003

An interview with Cory Doctorow, via Leonard. Provides some great background insight in to the world described in Down and Out, along with Cory’s thoughts on such topics as the recording industry and the Disney corporation.

Posted 1st March 2003 at 2:06 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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