By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/06/2026It's not "theft of IP" for a rightsholder to sell their own products to their customers. It's not "theft of IP" for a Canadian owner of a device to decide for themselves which software they want to run on it. 22/ 1383
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/06/2026If buying software from the company that made it and installing it on a device you own is "theft of IP," then so is putting non-Nike shoelaces in your Air Jordans. It's *not* "theft of IP." It's just *good business*. 23/ 2332
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/06/2026Moreover, it's the kind of good business that created America's tech giants in the first place. As Jeff Bezos tells his suppliers: "Your margin is my opportunity." 24/ 1290
Molotov Cockatiel Games (Bill) @molotovcockatiel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026This is a fantastic thread. Thank you. Is it possible the person who said “theft of IP” meant that a jailbroken phone is not secure and leaves the apps on it vulnerable to theft and copying? So IP theft of your apps, not the iPhone. Only way that comment makes any sense to me. 000
