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Ah, the irony: 1984 was the first book to be removed from Kindles using the remote Amazon kill switch [1], another plain violation of many basic human rights (f
by gioele 13y ago
Ah, the irony: 1984 was the first book to be removed from Kindles using the remote Amazon kill switch [1], another plain violation of many basic human rights (first of all, the "right to read" [2]).
[1] http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090717/1559425587.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090717/1559425587.shtml
[2] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
- hysterix 13y agoWhen people ask why I pirate pdf's, I point to instances like this. I want full control over my hardware, my software and the like. The fact this happened gives in my opinion, more ammunition to the side claiming piracy is equal to actually owning your content, drm free.