Responding to the recent slapdown of Amazon.com by MacMillan publishing, an oh-so-tech-savvy fellow over at DigitalTrends.com asks if book publishers are the new record labels, i.e., by responding badly to the digitalization of their product and encouraging piracy.
The writer offers up the typical hipster, pro-criminal argument that stealing is an acceptable response to high prices. This isn’t Les Misérables, guys; we’re talking about entertainment, not food.