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3	Cory Efram Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a Canadian science fiction writer, blogger, and founder of the geek news site [[http://www.boingboing.net Boing Boing]].
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5	Doctorow is one of the more famous and vocal proponents of Creative Commons, and the idea that [[InformationWantsToBeFree information should be shared, not protected]], is a common theme throughout many of his books. All of his work up to 2017 is available, for free, under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA[[note]](All books except ''Homeland'') Anyone can share, copy, and create derivative works of the book as long as they are not used for commercial purposes, Doctorow's work is credited, and any derivative works are released with the same license[[/note]] or CC-BY-NC-ND[[note]](''Homeland'' only) Anyone can share and copy the book as long as copies are not used for commercial purposes and Doctorow's work is credited. Derivative works are not allowed.[[/note]] licenses, on [[http://www.craphound.com/ his website.]] His most recent books, starting with ''Walkaway'', are not available for free but may be in the future.
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7	In addition to science fiction, Doctorow also wrote a SteamPunk short story for the Anthology ''Steampunk!'' in 2011.
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9	Not related to [[Creator/ELDoctorow E. L. Doctorow]].
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12	!!Notable works include:
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14	* ''Literature/DownAndOutInTheMagicKingdom'' (2003)
15	* ''Literature/EasternStandardTribe'' (2004)
16	* ''Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town'' (2005)
17	* ''Literature/LittleBrother'' (2008)
18	** ''Homeland'' (2013)
19	** ''Lawful Interception'' (2013; novella)
20	** ''Attack Surface'' (2020)
21	* ''Literature/{{Makers}}'' (2009)
22	* ''Literature/ForTheWin'' (2010)
23	* ''Clockwork Fagin'' (2011; novelette)
24	* ''Pirate Cinema'' (2012)
25	* ''Literature/TheRaptureOfTheNerds'' (2012, with Creator/CharlesStross)
26	* ''ComicBook/InRealLife'' (2014)
27	* ''Literature/{{Walkaway}}'' (2017)
28	* ''Literature/{{Radicalized}}'' (2019; collection of 4 novellas)
29	[[/index]]

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