PSA: Download all your kindle books. Even if you don't plan on cracking their DRM, you'll have the option to in the future should you want to.
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2025
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I saw someone on YouTube pissed that they bought 700 ebooks from Amazon and now that they enforce a harder DRM he can't read them anymore.
Bruh, you voted with your wallet to get DRM in your ebooks. You can't complain if one day they change the encryption
The vast majority of the public hsve no idea what you just said.
Their brain goes "I like book. I buy book! No more book? But I buy book!"
I agree, but I also sort of think that's fair enough. The fact that most people "buying" ebooks don't understand what their transaction implies suggests a major market failing.
Based xkcd
I have all of his books in physical format. Would recommend.
When purchasing isn't ownership, then piracy isn't theft.
That's why it's legal to carjack rental cars.
If you're able to make a copy of the car, then sure. Otherwise, no.
There was nothing about that in the original quote. That's like a completely different conversation.
Yes, there was. "Piracy" in this context is specifically the unauthorized copying of data. Carjacking has nothing to do with that.
In this and every other context, renting exists. And in this and every other context, the fact that someone rents you something doesn't mean you are allowed to access it for free. Renting a movie or a videogame isn't purchasing, doesn't mean you are allowed to access it for free. Renting a car isn't purchasing, doesn't mean you're allowed to take it for free.
Copyright issues aside, the slogan I reacted to is just plain wrong.
As far as music goes, Qobuz is DRM-free.
bandcamp too.
and 7digital which somehow still exists lol