http://dustrunners.blogspot.com/2006/07/pig-and-box.html
The Pig and the Box is about a pig who finds a magic box that can
replicate anything you put into it. The pig becomes so protective of it,
and so suspicious of anyone that wants to use it, that he makes people
take their copied items home in special buckets that act as... well,
they're basically DRM. It's like a fable, except the moral of the story
is very modern in tone.
I made the book after hearing how the entertainment industry in Canada
is keen on teaching young kids about how to "respect" copyright. That
was a bit heavy-handed, I thought, and otherwise despicable. Preying on
small kids, brainwashing them so they believe what you're doing is
honourable and good... Feh. So I wrote this book partly as a response to
that venture, to counter-act the confused ideals that young'ns are being
exposed to these days. Also, I wanted to write potty humour.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
