Tim O’Reilly on Piracy, Tinkering, and the Future of the Book
I really enjoyed reading this interview. Here’s an excerpt:
Meanwhile, if the price is right, you don’t think much about paying a couple of bucks, or even paying a lot for a legitimate copy. I find the whole DRM argument completely overblown. It’s never been proven to work. And that’s not to say that there aren’t some things that you can do to detect and respond to very extreme and obvious piracy.
An Adjunct Who Had Enough
I don’t agree with everything in this piece, but it’s definitely worth a read.
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