Saturday, July 18, 2009
I guess they never read the book
Note to self - probably not a good idea to revoke people's rights to read books about revoking people's rights.
Amazon Uses up the World's Irony
Orwell in 2009: Dystopian Rights Management
An analogy of sorts:
Amazon Uses up the World's Irony
Orwell in 2009: Dystopian Rights Management
An analogy of sorts:
"This is precisely the functional equivalent of Barnes & Noble -- or Amazon itself for that matter -- using a crowbar or lock pick to break into your home or business, then stealing back a previous physical book purchase, replacing it with the equivalent value in cash," said privacy advocate Lauren Weinstein in an e-mail message posted to the Interesting People mailing list.
Labels: philosophy, technology
