• @Secret300@sh.itjust.works
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    271 year ago

    What the hell they talking about? Digital ownership is amazing. I can stream all my content from my server and keep it forever as long as I backup regularly. What sucks is buying shit digitally because then you don’t own it at all

    • @locuester@lemmy.zip
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      101 year ago

      Yeah they’re not talking about ownership here. They’re talking about custodial “ownership”. Like when you buy bitcoin and keep in on an exchange - you down actually own it.

      Some people think if you buy a movie from Sony or any other online only marketplace you actually own it….

      • Account_93
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        31 year ago

        It’s a “permanent” rental, Until something like this happens.

        • @locuester@lemmy.zip
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          1 year ago

          It’s not even a rental. It’s “permission” to stream anytime anywhere or possibly store a cached copy until the company changes its mind or ceases to exist.

    • @pastermil@sh.itjust.works
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      81 year ago

      I think “licensing” is the correct word here, instead of “ownership”.

      The users in question don’t “own” anything, they merely “license” it.