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the obligatory 1997 RMS essay: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
by mapleoin 18y ago
the obligatory 1997 RMS essay: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
- asciilifeform 18y agoMany of the abuses in Stallman's tale have been brought to life by textbook publishers. I have taken a number of classes which used books having an online time-limited, non-transferrable homework supplement. Anyone who is counting on "the invisible hand of the market" to kill DRM will be in for a rude surprise when they find themselves among one of the captive audiences where it flourishes.