I generally support artists and software developers (Score: 2, Interesting) by rocks@pipedot.org on 2014-05-15 00:46 (#1MH) Who want you to pay for their work and maybe use DRM to twist your arm... because ultimately I think it is their choice...That said, I almost always choose the open source and free software option when available and listen to music via radio... because I generally value all of this stuff becoming lingua franca across all economic and accessibility classes...There is probably a contradiction in here somewhere... Re: I generally support artists and software developers (Score: 3, Insightful) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-05-15 11:20 (#1MK) The question of DRM or no DRM is often a false dichotomy. I published the Dictator's Handbook (www.dictatorshandbook.net) in a no-DRM EPUB format and no-DRM MOBI format. Anyone who wanted to could buy a single copy and spaff it all over the internet for pirating and sharing. That's not really happened, and I've sold plenty of books. I think a lot of musicians are finding the same. Not sure about movie publishers. Re: I generally support artists and software developers (Score: 1) by hyper@pipedot.org on 2014-05-15 23:02 (#1N0) It is a real pity I can not easily buy non-drm ebooks. I am not installing ebook drm reader software on my mobile devices. Ever.
Re: I generally support artists and software developers (Score: 3, Insightful) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-05-15 11:20 (#1MK) The question of DRM or no DRM is often a false dichotomy. I published the Dictator's Handbook (www.dictatorshandbook.net) in a no-DRM EPUB format and no-DRM MOBI format. Anyone who wanted to could buy a single copy and spaff it all over the internet for pirating and sharing. That's not really happened, and I've sold plenty of books. I think a lot of musicians are finding the same. Not sure about movie publishers. Re: I generally support artists and software developers (Score: 1) by hyper@pipedot.org on 2014-05-15 23:02 (#1N0) It is a real pity I can not easily buy non-drm ebooks. I am not installing ebook drm reader software on my mobile devices. Ever.
Re: I generally support artists and software developers (Score: 1) by hyper@pipedot.org on 2014-05-15 23:02 (#1N0) It is a real pity I can not easily buy non-drm ebooks. I am not installing ebook drm reader software on my mobile devices. Ever.