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Last time I bought audiobooks I got them from Downpour which included DRM-free downloads as either MP3 or M4B files, in addition to listening through the website or app. I believe Libro.fm may also offer this. Most of my ebooks are through Kobo and are DRM free as well.
Does depend in some cases on the publisher.
I buy most of my music from Qobuz or Bandcamp. Perfectly DRM-free with lossless compression, and it’s mine forever.
Support creators though. Especially if the thing you pirate isn’t from a soulless corporation. This is why creators should always have something like a ko-fi or Patreon page. So I can pay them directly if I enjoyed their work.
Dox them and send an envelope with cash.
I buy CDs and rip them into lossless myself unless it’s not available and then I’ll sail
Always knew xkcd is a bro
I have to download pirated video games otherwise I can’t play them offline on my handheld. They also launch 10x faster. I learnt that you can’t use everything you own a copy of offline!
I use a mix of Goldberg emulator and GOG i prefer Steam though. Mostly for valves Proton compatibility layer and all that valve does for linux gaming. So if a game is drm free on steam i get it there.
Fuck denuvo tho that shit needs to die in a fire.
I saw someone on YouTube pissed that they bought 700 ebooks from Amazon and now that they enforce a harder DRM he can’t read them anymore.
Bruh, you voted with your wallet to get DRM in your ebooks. You can’t complain if one day they change the encryption
But I didn’t think the leopards would eat MY face?!
And that’s why Bandcamp exists. No DRM, whatever format you like and you support the artist.
Oh man. One time, at band camp…🐈⬛ 🪈
Let’s hope the new owners won’t destroy it.
Been stealing all my media for 25+ years. Get on my level.
PSA: Download all your kindle books. Even if you don’t plan on cracking their DRM, you’ll have the option to in the future should you want to.
Though do it before the end of the month! Amazon is taking that option away
Based xkcd
I have all of his books in physical format. Would recommend.
I use audible, but remove the drm with Libation.
Feel like it’s too arduous to pirate music these days
Try Soulseek, it has just about everything.
Qobuz and Bandcamp exist. You can buy drm free music from there. Head over to [email protected] for free options. It’s not that hard.
Arduous?! Why you little…
In the AOL days, I got on newsgroups and hunted songs. Good luck finding what you wanted. Then I’d download 6-12 pieces and use software to tack those pieces into a single MP3. At 56K. (Really 53K, at best, and that was with tweaking modem strings and whatnot.)
I repeat: Why you little…
I think part of it has to do with how a lot of people listen to music now. I don’t listen to albums I find one or two songs I like from an artist and and them to a playlist. I am lucky to find an artist where I like more than 50% of their music.
I just rip my songs from Spotify. It’s not the highest quality, but it’s easy to find stuff and I wrote a little script to quickly download lists of tracks and albums so it’s pretty convenient.
You can rip them from tidal too. not going to link the service because I’m unsure of .worlds feelings on it but it is not hard to find.
I rip them from youtube, that way I don’t have to log into anything first.
I’d pay for it once to support the creators. Once and once only.
After I paid Metallica for their music, more than once in some cases, and then they went to war on us fans, been stealing since.
But think of the shareholders? How can they afford that 8th yacht?? 🛥️🛥️🛥️🛥️🛥️🛥️🛥️
Libation is your friend.
