#xkcd 488

[yesterdays-xkcd]

I spent more time trying to get an audible.com audiobook playing than it took to listen to the book. I have lost every other piece of DRM-locked music that I ever paid for.

Steal This Comic [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

Black Hat: Thinking of buying from audible.com or iTunes? Black Hat: Remember, if you pirate something, it's yours for life. You can take it anywhere and it will always work.

[There is a flowchart whose paths are (You're a Criminal)<-Pirate<-(Buy or Pirate)->Buy->(Things Change)->(You Try to Recover Your Collection)->(You're a Criminal)]

Black Hat: But if you buy DRM-locked media, and you ever switch operating systems or new technology comes along, your collection could be lost. Black Hat: And if you try to keep it, you'll be a criminal (DMCA 1201). Black Hat: So remember: if you want a collection you can count on, PIRATE IT Black Hat: Hey, you'll be a criminal either way. (If you don't like this, demand DRM-free files)