If buying isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t stealing.
Can I steal this quote?
If commenting isn’t owning, then copying it isn’t stealing!
And then I definitely didn’t steal this from the fediverse!
I saw that exact quote the other day in a piracy thread. First time I’d seen it… nice to be there when a meme is born.
I love this quote. Imagine giving money to someone and getting nothing in return. fml
However, just because something isn’t for sale it doesn’t mean you aren’t stealing it.
Got it from the fediverse :p
WHERE CAN I GET A 24 TB MEMORY DRIVE
Found it, and it’s $630
You can buy drm free games to download and keep forever on gog.com, and music on bandcamp.com and qobuz.com
Btw if you buy a physical copy through bandcamp, you get digital download and streaming included
Yeah, but nothing ever for movies or series.
Even if you “buy” them it’s only loaned until the service decides otherwise or dies.
Oh, didn’t know about gobuz, thanks!
There are plenty of ways to acquire permanent ownership of movies and TV, it’s just that it isn’t legal ownership.
You can buy your own Blu Rays and DVDs, and rip them onto a Plex/Jellyfin server.
what if you buy like a blu-ray
Itch.io too?
Let’s be honest, who reads the terms and conditions when they buy something? And no lying.
I read it on important/big purchases, but definitely not on video games.
If they revoke my license, then I’ll just pirate it.
If they revoke your license you should get a full refund tbh.
If it’s worth $n to access something, then the damages for revoking it should also be $n.
Looking at Playstation
Thanks for my $3 for taking away my ability to run linux on PS3 :(
There was even a court case where they acknowledged that nobody reads those IIRC.
Well you should own it.
Doesn’t sound like its legal by EU laws…
I buy media to support the creators because the ad driven economy is killing the internet.
Yes, a large chunk of that doesn’t make it to the creators.
It’s still better than ad revenue by a large margin.
could? bothered to
Didn’t the EU just rule you have to be able to re-sell your digital copies? It’s gonna get interesting!
https://game8.co/articles/latest/steam-gog-and-others-must-allow-reselling-of-downloaded-games-in-eu
Just buy a disk (still DRM but way less bad)
