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> Purchasing the right to see a movie, listen to a song, on a service, will never be the same as holding a physical copy. Yeah, that's a no-go, chief. Even if
by dvdhnt 8y ago
> Purchasing the right to see a movie, listen to a song, on a service, will never be the same as holding a physical copy.
Yeah, that's a no-go, chief.
Even if it's somehow baked into the terms of service, I don't think it's reasonable for the average person to assume the content they are purchasing (not leasing, not renting, not subscribing to, but purchasing) might someday disappear, outside of the service shutting down forever.
As a technical person, I understand that may happen, but in this case, it's surprising. This is more evidence that we are not doing enough to police marketing and legalese.
Someone once told me that with bad contracts, two people can come away with different understandings as to what was greed upon. Good contracts can only be interpreted one way. The same should be true for almost every part of our economy - leases, sales contracts, mortgages, investments, employment agreements, terms of service, etc.
Personally, I believe we need to reign in the "unlimited" data claims, "adjustable" APRs, non-compete agreements, and privacy policies.
- JadeNB 8y ago> Someone once told me that with bad contracts, two people can come away with different understandings as to what was greed upon. An apropos typo ….
- fastball 8y agoBuying a DVD gives you the right to view that content, but that "right" disappears if you scratch the DVD.
- clear_dg 8y agoUnless you have a private copy, which is allowed in many countries. As long as you keep a backup, you effectively have this "right" for life. And what if the publishers break into your home and are the ones to scratch the DVD? That reflects better what happened in the article.
- fastball 8y agoYou can keep a copy of your iTunes media, it's perfectly legal. Apple is not the publisher, they are the distributor. They are not "coming into your home and scratching your DVD", an actually analogous analogy would be they stop supporting the DVD format with new disc players they release.
- draw_down 8y ago> Yeah, that's a no-go, chief. Come on