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>> “Purchasing a license” is lawyerese nonsense. How can I buy something and then be arbitrarily deprived of it by the person who sold it to me at their whim?

>> “Purchasing a license” is lawyerese nonsense. How can I buy something and then be arbitrarily deprived of it by the person who sold it to me at their whim? > same way with a physical license. I have a license to drive, I still need to pay every year to renew my license... What do you mean? Did you "purchase a driver's license"? Have you ever heard someone use that phrase?

johnnyanmac 3y ago
I didn't buy my license, no (or maybe I did in various misc. fees back then. But that's not the largest barrier to owning one). But I do need to purchase the ability to operate my car on my country's roads. Which effectively means my license costs money in some way or form to be usable. And no, I've never heard anyone say they "bought a license". But I've never heard anyone say they "rented a movie in perpetualty" either. Real life conversation generally isn't that verbose.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago
  No, they would just say "i rented a movie", even if it's in perpetuity, that makes things way more clear. But people read "buy", so they bought.
  - freejazz 3y ago
    No one rents movies in perpetuity. People rented movies from blockbuster, and they charged you fees if you brought it back late.
    - Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago
      No, everybody who bought a digital movie rented it in perpetuity (until license is withdrawn), so the point is just getting people to use a different language by changing the button
- me-vs-cat 3y ago
  After one day's thought, "rented a movie in perpetuity" is almost as bonkers as "bought a driver's license". Yesterday, I was only asking for more explanation why you introduced the latter into the conversation. > But I do need to purchase the ability to operate my car on my country's roads. Which effectively means my license costs money in some way or form to be usable. I see a gulf between "costs money" and "bought". FWIW, I paid registration fees for my driver's license -- aka taxes.

johnnyanmac 3y ago

I didn't buy my license, no (or maybe I did in various misc. fees back then. But that's not the largest barrier to owning one). But I do need to purchase the ability to operate my car on my country's roads. Which effectively means my license costs money in some way or form to be usable. And no, I've never heard anyone say they "bought a license". But I've never heard anyone say they "rented a movie in perpetualty" either. Real life conversation generally isn't that verbose.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago
No, they would just say "i rented a movie", even if it's in perpetuity, that makes things way more clear. But people read "buy", so they bought.
- freejazz 3y ago
  No one rents movies in perpetuity. People rented movies from blockbuster, and they charged you fees if you brought it back late.
  - Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago
    No, everybody who bought a digital movie rented it in perpetuity (until license is withdrawn), so the point is just getting people to use a different language by changing the button
me-vs-cat 3y ago
After one day's thought, "rented a movie in perpetuity" is almost as bonkers as "bought a driver's license". Yesterday, I was only asking for more explanation why you introduced the latter into the conversation. > But I do need to purchase the ability to operate my car on my country's roads. Which effectively means my license costs money in some way or form to be usable. I see a gulf between "costs money" and "bought". FWIW, I paid registration fees for my driver's license -- aka taxes.