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Originally Posted by DarkScribe
One click will get you whatever the search brings up if you use any of the simple, easy to install torrent programs. They are free, install in moments and are straightforward to use. I have seen such software on seventy-plus retirees' computers, people who can barely grasp the basics of computer operation. A couple of weeks ago I saw an elderly woman in a retirement home who had such software on a Mac. She heard about it from other old people and installed it herself. It is called "Vuze" and is simple to use. Do you know what she illegally downloads? Knitting patterns. Prints them out and gives them to her friends.
These old retired people are just like everyone else - some have IT experience, some don't - but they help each other out. They are very social and they share. One old guy goes from house to house doing computer maintenance, installing such software and teaching others how to use it. He is very popular. Not with me, he screwed up my Father-in-Law's new computer. Took Windows 7 off it and installed XP-Pro. (Without all the necessary drivers.)
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I agree. They are social AND THEY SHARE. It's part of their currency. And so why make it easy on them by not installing DRM? Yes, they can go to the torrent sites (those who know how.) But DRM isn't stopping those who "shop" there either. It's a conundrum.
And yes, I know I came off as "all old people are Aunt Mabels." That isn't what I meant--it's just some observations from a few book groups I'm on. I'm closer to Aunt Mabel than not and I'm quite certain I could download from torrent sites if I so choose. What I won't do as an Aunt Mabel is help other people install or do it.
