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Old 09-21-2014, 03:02 PM   #1
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LXer: Revisiting DRM: What about Books?


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Mention the letters "DRM" and you're likely to immediately evoke two opposing and emotional reactions.

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Old 09-21-2014, 04:56 PM   #2
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How nauseating. It's an editorial in support of DRM. Based, as usual, on emotional non-arguments that fall apart when you think about them for half a second.

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Old 09-21-2014, 05:59 PM   #3
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Agreed. Like Aristotle once said arguments should be based on Logos, and less on Ethos and a lot less on Pathos. If you've been following up on DRM, there should be only one thought and one emotion.
 
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If you've been following up on DRM, there should be only one thought and one emotion.
And to be specific, it's this one:

http://giphy.com/gifs/DGiZfWmc0HWms
 
  


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