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minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up85arrow-down1·1 year agoWe need to stop calling it “purchasing”
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 year agoWe need to prosecute companies (and their executives, personally) who fraudulently misrepresent it as “purchasing.”
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoLong term rental or at-will ownership for US people.
minus-squareCrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI think in legal terms it’s even called licensing.
minus-squarez00s@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIf paying for digital content isn’t ownership, then downloading it for free isn’t piracy.
We need to stop calling it “purchasing”
We need to prosecute companies (and their executives, personally) who fraudulently misrepresent it as “purchasing.”
Long term rental or at-will ownership for US people.
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.