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"The timing of the ‘Pirates of the Amazon‘ launch could not have been more (un)fortunate. At the busiest time of the year for on- and offline retailers, this Fi
by ruddzw 18y ago
"The timing of the ‘Pirates of the Amazon‘ launch could not have been more (un)fortunate. At the busiest time of the year for on- and offline retailers, this Firefox browser add-on offers users a download link to pirated copies of products that can normally be found in the Amazon online store."
I don't think that this is really such a tragedy. People who are going to try and download an illegal copy for free aren't going to be deterred by a lack of convenient link, as they would have had to install this in the first place. Equally, people who wouldn't normally do so won't install the plugin in the first place.
- vaksel 18y ago+ the holiday season is there for gift giving...most people won't gift a music album on a blank cd
- jhancock 18y agoMy sister sends me one or two custom CDs every year with my Christmas goodies ;). I find these hand made CDs very special as it takes more of her time and thought.
- streety 18y agoSounds like these are custom selections rather than a straight track for track copy of an album. I could be reading your comment incorrectly though.
- jhancock 18y agomy comment wasn't meant to be too insightful. Just pointing out that "buying" isn't always better than "crafting". Sometimes its a straight rip of an album. Sometimes its a live show she attended during the year (some bands do allow legal live recordings). Sometimes its a mix. Either way, I doubt this firefox tool hurts amazon sales. and if it does... ehhh... Bezos and Sony will live ;)
- scott_s 18y agoI disagree that people won't be deterred by a lack of a convenient link. Everyone has a threshold for how much work they're willing to put into something - this, in fact, is the driving principle behind Amazon's One Click.