Last month, CreativeFuture asked you, our followers, what you thought about platform responsibility. Little did we know that, in the meantime, the issue would start taking over the front pages of our newspapers and websites! In a nutshell, the issue is whether Google, Facebook, and their Silicon Valley peers should... Read more
Dear Friends, The air at CreativeFuture HQ in Los Angeles has turned to a frigid sixty degrees, and while we shiver to our Californian bones, we know that the turn in weather means the holidays are finally here. As we eagerly await the new year, we’re preparing our wish lists... Read more
Thanksgiving is almost here, which means it’s time to reflect on what we’re grateful for. Or, at least, try. If you’ve read any of our other blogs, you’ll know that here at CreativeFuture, we’re actually more comfortable dishing out sarcastic “thank-yous” than warm, honest ones. Gratitude doesn’t come naturally to... Read more
Once upon a time, a man named Pierre Parrant built a tavern near the headwaters of the Mississippi, on land belonging to the Dakota people. Parrant must have been a mean ugly fellow, because he was known as “Pig’s Eye.” In turn, the village that grew up around him was... Read more
We spend a lot of time talking about piracy at CreativeFuture. It’s kind of our thing. But rarely do we get the chance to speak with someone who is on the front lines protecting creatives from those stealing their work. Jan van Voorn is perhaps the best person to speak... Read more
Happy Halloween from CreativeFuture! For fans of the horror genre, this time of year is better than Christmas. October is a revered month for them, a time for celebrating all things creepy, gory, and downright terrifying. At the U.K. premiere of clown-slasher film Terrifier 3, “eleven audience members walked out... Read more
In August 2024, we learned that one of the internet era’s leading jackasses will be, at long last, extradited from New Zealand to the United States. Once here, Kim Dotcom will FINALLY face trial on charges of copyright infringement, racketeering, money laundering, and wire fraud. Dotcom is WAY overdue for... Read more