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Re:It is important that ebooks be sold without DRM by lxgr on Thursday October 19, 2023 @09:54AM (#37942953)
But what if that’s the way the author has decided to do things?

Not everybody wants a tip jar. Why should you get to impose your views over that of the author who’s book you want to read?

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Re:It is important that ebooks be sold without DRM by __MatrixMan__ on Thursday October 19, 2023 @01:07PM (#37945534)
Because I'm the one reading it.

I don't care if they think I should read it in a couch or a hammock or a bathtub, why should I care whether they think I should print it on a page or project it on my ceiling or peer at it through a cloud of malware?

There are people who want to turn the world into a skinner box. I'm not going to fund their project just because I appreciate an author who has made a deal with them at some point.

If I can't pay an author without also paying my enemies, then I'm not going to pay the author. But I'd really rather pay the author.

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