_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?message-squaremessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square102fedilinkfile-text
this contradiction always confused me. either way the official company is “losing a sale” and not getting the money, right?
minus-squareOka@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIn a way, NFTs were supposed to solve this.
minus-squareGodort@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI believe there was a recent EU ruling that mandated that this must be allowed. I’m not sure of the details, however.
minus-squareBolexForSoup@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoEhhh 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.
minus-squaretoiletobserver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYou literally can. Check out kinguin
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