Ehhh they’re technically wrong. You don’t own the media with physical formats either. There’s just nothing they can do about it if they want it out of your home.
That is no different with CDs, DVDs, etc. It’s written on all of them. It’s a limited license, which is why you can’t host screenings and charge people with your physical media.
Legally speaking you don’t own the digital files, you have a license but you don’t actually own it.
So, why can’t I buy and sell license?
In a way, NFTs were supposed to solve this.
I believe there was a recent EU ruling that mandated that this must be allowed.
I’m not sure of the details, however.
Ehhh they’re technically wrong. You don’t own the media with physical formats either. There’s just nothing they can do about it if they want it out of your home.
You literally can. Check out kinguin
That is no different with CDs, DVDs, etc. It’s written on all of them. It’s a limited license, which is why you can’t host screenings and charge people with your physical media.