Ebook piracy is a thing. Often done by the same professor who wrote the textbook.
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ch00f@lemmy.world 8 months agoI can kind of see the logic.
Like book piracy was never a huge thing because you’d need a hell of a set up to make a book from scratch. Music piracy however…
I’m sure a decently skilled craftsman could make a decent firearm with a short trip to Home Depot, but the average Joe can’t make that happen too easily. With a 3D printer, you could have a gun with next to zero skill. Like a decently motivated person is going to find a gun anyway, but this maybe addresses the less motivated people/crimes of passion, etc.
That being said, if these are the same people advocating for a waiting period, they obviously don’t know how long 3D printing a gun takes.
HardlightCereal@lemmy.world 8 months ago
ch00f@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I mean before ebooks we’re a thing. Like before music piracy was a thing.
Phrodo_00@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Book piracy was huge I don’t know what you’re talking about. You could get professionally printed books or you could always just photocopy them.