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minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84arrow-down1·2 years agoWe need to stop calling it “purchasing”
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 years agoWe need to prosecute companies (and their executives, personally) who fraudulently misrepresent it as “purchasing.”
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 years agoLong term rental or at-will ownership for US people.
minus-squareCrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI think in legal terms it’s even called licensing.
minus-squarez00s@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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.