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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by jackson1442 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:48PM (#28622344)
I personally find a rip of the book online to drop onto my reMarkable then purchase it through some ebook marketplace. Now I have a DRM-free copy and the author gets their cut.
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by Underphil on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @06:44PM (#28622995)
That's certainly noble, but it doesn't send the message that you're unhappy with DRM. You're ultimately engaging in piracy and at the same time not voting with your wallet.

I don't see any alternative, but just wanted to make that point.

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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by edoceo on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @06:47PM (#28623025)
Steal the content and Venmo the creator?
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by cube00 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:47PM (#28623971)
The publishers won't be too happy with creators who are seen to be accepting money bypassing their cut.
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by edoceo on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @09:07PM (#28624100)
But the content creator will be happy with me. And the publishers can get fuct. As nature intended.
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by rhizome on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:06PM (#28623683)
The people imposing DRM don't care whether anybody is unhappy about it. To them, the only unhappy people are frustrated thieves.
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by jackson1442 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:28PM (#28623839)
Eh, not really trying to make a point personally. Just want to read books on my reMarkable or whatever I want, really.
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by Underphil on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @09:37PM (#28624297)
Yeah, it wasn't a dig. Just highlighting how these companies have you over a barrel.
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by Aeolun on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @07:08PM (#28623209)
Too many authors are exclusively on Amazon. Where am I supposed to buy their book :(
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Re:Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as ... by stilley2 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @07:21PM (#28623310)
https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools works pretty well once setup. Allegedly...
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