piracy

DRM is losing your (digital) cool

Posted on: August 11, 2011March 27, 2018

Yesterday, I completely lost my cool. The details aren’t important – I just felt up against a wall, trapped, taken advantage of, exploited, and betrayed.1 Upset and scared, […]

An Open Letter To Pirates (and Ourselves)

Posted on: August 3, 2011March 27, 2018

So, um, hi. You don’t have any rum, do you? I was expecting someone more like Johnny Depp. Instead you look like me. Huh. That’s not too surprising. […]

digital publishing / ebooks / piracy

Digital Five Finger Discount

Posted on: May 3, 2011March 27, 2018

Pirates. Given any eBook discussion, and people will talk about pirates. You’ve probably heard it all before – the good and bad of piracy, the good and bad […]

piracy

Dammit, BBC, let me give you money. #DoctorWho

Posted on: April 22, 2011March 27, 2018

[Edit: It showed up less than 12 hours post-US premier! HOORAY!] We already went through this at Christmas. Face reality: Doctor Who episodes will be available on the […]

authors / e-books / ebooks / piracy / pirates

Pirates, Pirates Everywhere (summary post)

Posted on: August 7, 2010March 27, 2018

This is a compendium post of Pirate Week; I’d appreciate links pointing here. If you’ve found this material useful, buy me a coffee or mocha using the cups […]

authors / e-books / ebooks / piracy / pirates

Drowning Pirates With Goodness.

Posted on: August 6, 2010March 27, 2018

So we’ve talked about piracy, the harm it can cause to content creators, the failure of DRM, and the importance of making yourself into a real person. And […]