alt Hacker NewsThis talk from Cory Doctorow made the rounds on HN when it happened:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
In it he espouses going a little further. He posits that other countries should repeal their versions of the DMCA and just start jailbreaking American megacorps' app stores, hardware, software, etc. and providing their own, much cheaper (or free) versions. Free trade has already broken down, what do they have to lose?
As you might guess he puts it a lot better than I do.
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Or: a guy who is anti-copyright is performing an angle shoot to see if he can get some legislators to bite.
The EU taking staunchly anti-American positions and targeting American businesses looking for a way to “legally” rob them blind is probably not going to work out for them in the long run.
Except it's already possible to install a third-party app store or OS on Android devices. The process isn't trivial, but it's officially supported.
> Free trade has already broken down, what do they have to lose?
The US parking an aircraft carrier nearby so the crew can enjoy a sunny vacation.
Or meddling with elections.
Or both.
Brilliant idea, my appreciation for Doctorow has grown even more than before.