Can’t spell “pirate” without “-irate”: on DRM and punishing the customer
I am livid. Which superficially might sound very stupid, except that this kerfuffle combines ethics, DRM, social networking, and my integrity, all in an interesting and infuriating tangle.I was at breakfast with one of my very closest friends—a retired English and Latin teacher—and her son. Her son and I had just started arguing over the pronunciation of the word “diaspora” when, half-joking, I pulled my phone out of my handbag and played a recording of the word aloud at the table.“Um,” I said, blushing furiously. “Um. This is weird. My cell phone is accusing me of stealing the Oxford Dictionary of English.” I blinked. “That was a really expensive
What the influencers are saying
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Hilary Mason
Is twitter humiliation an acceptable way to stop piracy? OED iOS app tries it, fails. http://t.co/kuNELcHV
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zedshaw
Like this http://t.co/UDTkxz0P the fact that the OED can just post as me off my twitter app means twitter's security is lacking.












