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First they invented DRM for HTML5. Now they've figured out who to sell it to.
by dgreensp 13y ago
First they invented DRM for HTML5. Now they've figured out who to sell it to.
- AsymetricCom 13y agoI don't know why, but I've determined that Scribd is evil where Amazon is not. This is an intuitive conclusion based on lots of observation. I think that intuition is based on the fact that Amazon made DRM on Kindle to satisfy their publishing customers so those customers were more willing to distribute to a wider audience where Scribd made DRM to empower themselves and restrict distribution of re-appropriated content. Also, mandatory Facebook integration..
- dgreensp 13y agoYeah, ditto. The attempts to "go social" and monetize felt sleazy. Guess what, when I'm googling for some PDF or I find some guy's slides, I don't want to tell my friends, and I don't want to "buy the article" for $14.99 or whatever like it's frickin' JSTOR.