undefined | Better HN

0 pointsasdefghyk3y ago0 comments

Its why they shut down. TO much piracy. All the Oreilly ebooks I purchased had no DRM and I purchased a lot. Was a VIP customer - but maybe it was widely handed out - I do not know.

0 comments

derekp73y ago

So the best way to combat piracy is to remove the option to purchase the product? Wouldn't that drive people more towards piracy?

thorin13y ago

Exactly.

Nothing changed for people who were pirating their books. They are still freely available on the Internet.

And people who were buying their ebooks can't anymore.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse