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minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up241arrow-down1·9 months agoWe need to stop calling it “purchasing”
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·9 months agoLong term rental or at-will ownership for US people.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·9 months agoWe need to prosecute companies (and their executives, personally) who fraudulently misrepresent it as “purchasing.”
minus-squareCrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoI think in legal terms it’s even called licensing.
minus-squarez00s@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIf paying for digital content isn’t ownership, then downloading it for free isn’t piracy.
We need to stop calling it “purchasing”
Long term rental or at-will ownership for US people.
We need to prosecute companies (and their executives, personally) who fraudulently misrepresent it as “purchasing.”
I think in legal terms it’s even called licensing.
If paying for digital content isn’t ownership, then downloading it for free isn’t piracy.