minus-squareTutunkommon@beehaw.orgtoPiracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•If purchasing isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t stealinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoCounterpoint: I wrote a book. Sold maybe 10 copies. If someone “pirated” my book, they are depriving me of the $2 or whatever Kindle Direct pays. Admittedly not a significant amount, but it does fulfill the definition, imho. linkfedilink
minus-squareTutunkommon@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Google is working on essentially putting DRM on the weblinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoThe amount of noise IS the signal linkfedilink
Counterpoint:
I wrote a book. Sold maybe 10 copies. If someone “pirated” my book, they are depriving me of the $2 or whatever Kindle Direct pays.
Admittedly not a significant amount, but it does fulfill the definition, imho.