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The Amazon Kindle War Against Piracy

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101 points kozmonaut | 2 comments | 27 Sep 25 06:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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elcapitan ◴[27 Sep 25 08:03 UTC] No.45393979[source]▶
The simple message is "Don't spend your money on things you don't really own, because you'll be at forever war with the lenders".
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makeitdouble ◴[27 Sep 25 08:23 UTC] No.45394060[source]▶
Last stop on this train is either "seize the means of production" or hiding in the woods
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quijoteuniv ◴[27 Sep 25 08:37 UTC] No.45394120[source]▶
Please expand on what you mean here
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makeitdouble ◴[27 Sep 25 09:12 UTC] No.45394302[source]▶
"things you own" is a more complex concept than most people give it credit for.

If for instance you consider anything that can be legally and uniterraly taken away from you as not owned, that definition becomes really really small, short of you being a diplomat or some special entity.

Many see "owning" things in a more colloquial way, but that's also how Amazon gets by with their shenanigans, as it still feels like ownership day to day.

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dh2022 ◴[27 Sep 25 19:46 UTC] No.45398792[source]▶
You are on: can you explain how anyone can legally and unilaterally take away my fully paid car? After that can you explain how can anyone legally and unilaterally take away my mortgaged home? Just curious. (If still interested in this game, can you explain how anyone can take away my books? This is closer to the topic at hand)
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1. kerningije ◴[27 Sep 25 20:42 UTC] No.45399163[source]▶
Look up civil forfeiture.
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2. jml78 ◴[29 Sep 25 11:06 UTC] No.45412309[source]▶
Along the same lines, stop paying property taxes on it. See how much you really own it