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Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Supreme Court saves artists from AI; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/03/its-a-trap/

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Supreme Court saves artists from AI: Just because you're on their side, it doesn't mean they're on your side.

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

Attached: 1 image The Supreme Court has just turned down a petition to hear an appeal in a case that held that AI works can't be copyrighted. By turning down the appeal, the Supreme Court took a massively consequential step to protect creative workers' interests: https://www.theverge.com/policy/887678/supreme-court-ai-art-copyright -- If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/03/its-a-trap/#inheres-at-the-moment-of-fixation 1/

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Hey look at this

* Preface to Designing Secure Software: A Guide for Developers https://designingsecuresoftware.com/text/ch0-preface/

* Publish Your Threat Models! https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.08295

* What You Won’t See at the Live Nation–Ticketmaster Trial https://prospect.org/2026/03/02/justice-department-live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-trial/

* Union Jill https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/magazine/union-jill-the-story-behind-a-symbol-of-protest-and-alternative-britain/ (h/t Hard Art)

* Why I'm running to be Director General of the BBC https://www.absurdintelligence.com/why-im-running-to-be-director-general-of-the-bbc/ (h/t Hard Art)

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#10yrsago Some ad-blockers are tracking you, shaking down publishers, and showing you ads https://www.wired.com/2016/03/heres-how-that-adblocker-youre-using-makes-money/

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#10yrsago Apple v FBI isn’t about security vs privacy; it’s about America’s security vs FBI surveillance https://www.wired.com/2016/03/feds-let-cyber-world-burn-lets-put-fire/

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Yesterday's threads: No one wants to read your AI slop; and more!

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

Attached: 1 image Today's threads (a thread) Inside: No one wants to read your AI slop; and more! Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/02/nonconsensual-slopping/ #Pluralistic 1/

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