#488: Steal This Comic explain

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)