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Originally Posted by stumped
I also edit everything. But losing that option seems like a 1st world problem.
Amazon would not notice if I stopped buying from them, so as protests go it's rather pointless.
I can improve on the netflix analogy: , I own hd video TV series bought from Amazon which I can't easily de drm. I'd like to, and actually I could probably do real time recordings from graphics and sound cards with software I own, but it would exclusively tie up my pc for hours, and it's just too much hassle.. it would be crazy to never buy another video even if 8 really really wanted it, just because the licence terms were not ideal.incwn live with the risk of Amazon renaging on the licencing deal. There are other TV series, now totally unavailable from both legal and illegal sites, that i now wish i had bought when still on sale instead of waiting for a rippable version to come along
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I know it's useless to protest. As I still have a couple of eink Kindles registered to my Amazon account, I can still deDRM my Kindle purchases. The day I can't is the day I no longer buy from them. As I said, owning DRMed books is unacceptable for me, and the same goes for any other DRMed stuff that's not subscription-based. If I can't back it up DRM-free, I won't buy it. You do; that's fine. Everyone is different and their preferences are different.
I have so many unread books in my Calibre library I'll never have to buy another book in my life. I still do, of course, but only as long as the DRM can be removed.
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No strings ttached full ownership is over rated
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For you. I have a different opinion on the matter, at least as far as ebooks go. I'm not a movie fan and don't watch them often; for them, subscription is fine. Not for books, not for me.