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With DRM you never purchase _content_. You only purchase a _license_ to access it. Words do matter. I sense possible legal grounds for reimbursments if it wasn't crystal clear to the layman.
If you want to really own something, buy physical media. Simple as.
I'll stop when my rights are respected, promise.
With DRM you never purchase _content_. You only purchase a _license_ to access it. Words do matter. I sense possible legal grounds for reimbursments if it wasn't crystal clear to the layman.
Is this not also true with, say, a VHS tape? In what sense do you "own" it? You aren't legally allowed to copy it or whatever. It's still just a license.
You still own the physical tape itself, and you have a perpetual right to play, copy, and modify the tape as much as you like, for personal use.
If you want to really own something, buy physical media. Simple as.
Even better stop supporting / participating in DRMd walled gardens.
If you want to really own something, buy physical media. Simple as.
I just pirate. I'll stop when my rights are respected, promise.
Why not just buy physical media where available, and abstain where an acceptable legal option is not provided?
If you want to really own something, buy physical media. Simple as.
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I just pirate. I'll stop when my rights are respected, promise.
I’ve heard many “pirates” say similar things, and when their condition is met, they find a new demand. Why would an IP rights-holder believe you? Why not just buy physical media where available, and abstain where an acceptable legal option is not provided?
Piracy at it again.
This is not piracy. Piracy is duplicating content, this is theft. From what I was told by mafiaa, this should be punished harshly.
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You can very well choose different platforms. That's the entire reason I don't buy iPhones or consoles. You don't need EU mommy to regulate the entire industry and make it harder for the next ios / android alternative
You can definitely live like a hermit, but the problem is that more and more things don't have open alternatives. > make it harder for the next ios / android alternative If the regulation prevents an alternative from being malicious I see that as a good thing?
This site is called "Hacker News", and not "Technology Hipster News". Since you likely are a hacker, you should have a pretty good idea what to do ... :-)