Re: Re: ebook DRM doesn't prevent lost sales, it causes them
I won't lose any of my books downloaded from Amazon because the DRM has been stripped, the files have been converted and are sitting safely on my external hard drive. Same with the music I have bought from Amazon (with the exception of DRM stripping as it never had any).
Speaking of which, how can they justify having DRM on their books but not their music?
True, if the legacy industry won't change their ways, I would like to see them beat at their own game. Maybe then they could see the merits of updating their business model.
I hope Netflix can produce more exclusive content on par with the excellent House of Cards because that would be a nice two finger salute to the MPAA and their minions.
You are right. There is a thread on the Amazon forums blaming Amazon for how pathetic their Love Film library is compared to Prime in the US. I have advised where the true blame lies (licensing) and I will be trolling the Internet for people blaming Netflix and politely pointing the blame where it should be.
Until licensing laws are updated, this will continue to be an issue. The entire content distribution industry is set up to protect monopolies and increase profits (for distributors, NOT creators). This is wrong.
True artists do not create their work for money. They create work for the love of the creative process and the sense of satisfaction they receive when they create something people enjoy.
Culture is NOT a product to be bought and sold or locked away in a vault, people. It is something to be shared and enjoyed by as many people as possible.
Re: The only real question is whether you're against Google too.
How many times, moron? Commercial spying is very different because you have a choice as to whether you use the service or not. With Government spying, you have NO choice.
Surely even an idiot like yourself can see the distinction.
National security is a bullshit excuse that politicians hide behind when they have information they don't want the public to know because it damages them in some way.
Any idiot coming home from holiday with a duty free brain cell knows that the first step in solving any problem is to identify and clearly define the whole problem. Only then can you even think about starting to come up with a solution.
It is because porn and child safety go hand in hand, and child safety is such an emotive issue that politicians will say anything to get favour with the public, no matter how implausible.
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Just an observation.
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Re: Re: ebook DRM doesn't prevent lost sales, it causes them
Speaking of which, how can they justify having DRM on their books but not their music?
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No confusion at all about the purpose of DRM. This is the purpose of DRM. Vendor lock in.
Fortunately, stripping the DRM from Amazon books is so easy that it doesn't even bother me at all.
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True artists do not create their work for money. They create work for the love of the creative process and the sense of satisfaction they receive when they create something people enjoy.
Culture is NOT a product to be bought and sold or locked away in a vault, people. It is something to be shared and enjoyed by as many people as possible.
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Re: Re: And when they fail...
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Really there is only one appropriate response to this and it comes from Benjamin Franklin -
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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Re: The only real question is whether you're against Google too.
Surely even an idiot like yourself can see the distinction.
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Re: Minor Hacks ????
"No wonder you don't call yourself a Journalist, you simply would not make a Journalists asshole."
This also illustrates why you are an utter moron.
"you downplay everything to disagree with and spin everything that you support. "
Pot, meet kettle.
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That, right there, is why you are an utter moron.
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Re: Re: Re: Add another felony to the list...
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Re: Well....
Biggest terrorist organisation in the world
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Law makers are clearly stupid
Politicians seem to have this arse about face.
On the post: Hitchhiker's Fan-Site Started By Douglas Adams Shows Why Authors Shouldn't Panic Over Derivative Works
Re: Deeper than that
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Re: It's not "Make Porn Disappear Online", only in public spots.
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