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Martin Koksrud Bekkelund
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Martin Koksrud Bekkelund's personal blog at bekkelund.net covers politics and programming. Since 2012, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “Outlawed by Amazon DRM”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-05-07, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (7) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers cite Martin Bekkelund's 2012 post on Amazon DRM, about a Kindle customer whose account was closed and books erased, in threads on ebook DRM and account lock-out. A 2024 post on stove guards is also linked.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 7 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Bekkelund.net er en blogg om teknologi, samfunn og politikk skrevet av Martin Koksrud Bekkelund
Most-linked posts?
- Outlawed by Amazon DRM5 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2012-10-22
- User's Kindle eBook collection revoked by Amazon (2012)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-08-11
What Hacker News says?
Just had the following support chat with an Amazon rep: Me:I have really enjoyed Kindle on multiple devices so far but I just read the following account of a different Kinde customer and am appalled at Amazon's treatment of this individual: http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/ Is it really true that at any moment, Amazon could delete all my books and not tell me the reason? If so, I strongly r…
Comment linking /2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/
on “Outlawed by Amazon DRM”Submitted Outlawed by Amazon DRM as a story · 1445 points
HN discussionThanks for the link! Just sent this: Dear Amazon, Your Kindle service has been fantastic so far. I've only purchased a few books but my experience with your content and apps has been great, and I appreciate what you provide. However I just read the account of one of your users who claims her account was closed, all of her content remotely erased from her device, and she was given no information or recourse regarding…
Comment linking /2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/
on “Outlawed by Amazon DRM”Submitted User's Kindle eBook collection revoked by Amazon (2012) as a story · 91 points
HN discussionI e-mailed amazon using a feedback form[1]. following is what I wrote. I appreciate if other kindle owners can do the same to help Linn and for the greater good. Dear Amazon, Your service was really nice to me so far. But I happened to read a news that was not comforting. Following is a link to the story. http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/ This makes me hesitant about making any future purch…
Comment linking /2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/
on “Outlawed by Amazon DRM”That's not necessarily going to protect you if they can link the two - same address, same card, etc. https://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/ > We have found your account is directly related to another which has been previously closed for abuse of our policies . As such, your Amazon.co.uk account has been closed and any open orders have been cancelled.
Comment linking /2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/
on “I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon”Isn't a stove/cooker guard actually what you're looking for? They're legally mandated in Norway, there's already a big section of them, some have Zigbee, like this one: https://www.firefence.org/ https://www.bekkelund.net/2024/02/19/firefence-komfyrvakt/ I'm sure there are products in other markets too.
Comment linking /2024/02/19/firefence-komfyrvakt/
on “IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products”Remember, when you pay money for ebooks with DRM, you are only leasing them, not buying them. https://twitter.com/evmcl/status/261661956681908225/photo/1 http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/ http://the-digital-reader.com/2012/10/23/kobo-says-youre-no-... https://twitter.com/librarythingtim/status/14262859728958259...
Comment linking /2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/
on “Goodbye-Barnes-and-Noble”That wouldn't bother me if the buttons on ebook selling sites didn't say "Buy Now" but said "Lease Now" or "Rent Now". But they don't. https://twitter.com/evmcl/status/261661956681908225/photo/1 http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/ http://the-digital-reader.com/2012/10/23/kobo-says-youre-no-... https://twitter.com/librarythingtim/status/14262859728958259...
Comment linking /2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/
on “EU Court Rules E-Books Are Services, Not Goods”