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[[File:Cory Doctorow @ eTech 2007.jpeg|200px|left|thumb|{{w|Cory Doctorow}} wearing a red cape and a pair of goggles based on [[239: Blagofaire|his appearance]] in [[xkcd]]. Doctorow later wore the costume again while accepting a Hugo Award on Munroe's behalf.]]
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'''{{w|Cory Doctorow}}''' is a journalist and novelist who commonly writes for [http://boingboing.net Boing Boing]. In [[xkcd]], he wears a red cape and goggles and blogs from a high-altitude balloon.
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'''{{w}}''' is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog ''[https://boingboing.net Boing Boing]''. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics. In xkcd, he wears a red cape and a pair of goggles and blogs from a high-altitude balloon. He would later wear the costume in real life while accepting a {{w|Hugo Award}} on [[Randall Munroe|Randall]]'s behalf. He has also been mentioned in the title text of the second image of the ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' article ''{{what if|69|Facebook of the Dead}}'', which say: "An elderly Cory Doctorow cosplaying by wearing what the future thinks he wore in the past.".
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 29 August 2023

Cory Doctorow

First appearance 239: Blagofaire
Appearances 11
For a list of comics, see Comics featuring Cory Doctorow.

Cory Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics. In xkcd, he wears a red cape and a pair of goggles and blogs from a high-altitude balloon. He would later wear the costume in real life while accepting a Hugo Award on Randall's behalf. He has also been mentioned in the title text of the second image of the what if? article Facebook of the Dead, which say: "An elderly Cory Doctorow cosplaying by wearing what the future thinks he wore in the past.".