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> The commercial internet never did. Don't forget about Torrents [...] When you see the internet's "promise" as providing unlimited free content, it's a bit ha
by taneq 5y ago
> The commercial internet never did. Don't forget about Torrents [...]
When you see the internet's "promise" as providing unlimited free content, it's a bit hard for the commercial internet to meet that expectation.
- Asooka 5y agoThe promise isn't for the content to be free, but for access to be unrestricted. I want to pay money and get a DRM-free file. Bandcamp delivers on that promise, so that's the only place I buy music from. Media you get via torrent is of higher quality and more useful than the DRM-encumbered media you get by paying. If you are even allowed to pay for it in the first place, that is.
- nyuszika7h 5y agoPurchased (not streaming) music has been DRM-free for ages even on iTunes and other major platforms. But most other content like movies and TV shows isn't.
- Liskni_si 5y agoWhat other major platforms still sell music though? Since Google Play Music's demise, I haven't been able to find a single one selling music in my region (Czech Republic).
- nextaccountic 5y agoPeople said the same thing about open source software. And yet here we are.