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If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing
20 years ago, I got in a (friendly) public spat with Chris Anderson, who was then the editor in chief of Wired . I'd publicly noted my disappointment with glowing Wired reviews of DRM-encumbered digital devices, prompting Anderson to call me unrealistic for expecting the magazine to condemn gadgets for their DRM:
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| Dec 9, 2023 | If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing by jay_kyburz | 1,597 | 794 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" by frogulis | 193 | 45 |
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