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"I
love audiobooks. When I was a high-school-aged page at a public library in
the 1980s, I would pass endless hours shelving and repairing books while
listening to “books on tape” from the library’s collection. By the time iTunes
came along, I’d amassed a huge collection of cassette and CD audiobooks and I
painstakingly ripped them to my collection.
Then came Audible, and I was in heaven — all the audiobooks, none of the hassle
of ripping CDs. There was only one problem: the Digital Rights Management
(DRM). You see, I’ve spent most of my adult life campaigning against DRM,
because I think it’s an existential danger to all computer users — and because
it’s a way for tech companies to hijack the relationship between creators and
their audiences."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
