Okey. So how about respecting the right of those who use paywalls to get money for the content they create?
Just because something is on the internet doesn't give you the holly right of getting it for free.
Just because something is on the internet doesn't give you the holly right of getting it for free.
Correct. Others have the holy right to charge, and I have the holy right to try getting around it.
That said, you're free to try to get around easy "protections", Mozilla is free to take down your methods for doing that.
Ultimately businesses will always ruthlessly try to make more money, and software will ruthlessly seek a more efficient user experience.
Often these objective clash. Spotify is the obvious example that seemed to offer a solution in the music space. But we have yet to discover such a solution in online publishing.
Why not?
You cannot reasonably expect to protect or restrict content with a flawed understanding of the medium in which that content is conveyed.
If you don’t want me access it don’t put it on the web.
No matter how easy is it for me to go into your backyard (bypass your paywall), it's still an offense.
More simple, if you don't want the user to have it then don't give it to them.
Have you ever been in a conversation where someone talks about something and you said “hey I read this cool article on that, let me send it to you.” If so, guess what - you were the search engine for that conversation. Should you then have access to view the non-paywalled content?
So yeah, I have no issue with this add on. If they didn’t want the double standard - to allow free access for some and not others - it is easily possible and in their full control to prevent add ons like these (think of any admin site or service for which you have to login before seeing/do anything.)
Content producers have a choice and they’re choosing to be bullies. I have no moral or ethical qualms when it comes to dealing with bullies or double standards.
Just my two cents.