Audiobook DRM versus the patrons of the Cleveland Library
This installment of the Brads webcomic shows the 22 steps a reader has to take in order to borrow a DRM-crippled audiobook from the public library. A compelling argument for libraries to boycott this stuff.
The Brads - Why DRM Doesn't Work
Previously:
- XKCD strip explains how DRM creates piracy
- My DRM and ebooks talk from O'Reilly Tools of Change for ...
- DRM-free Kindle books: are they any free-er?
- Stupid DRM, abusive EULAs, hopeless ecommerce: why I'm not even ...
- O'Reilly drops ebook DRM, sees 104% increase in sales
- Obama's diplomatic gift to UK leader fubared by DRM
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Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
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