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> If they want to show it to you once and then burn it in a fire - that's their right. They have the right to distribute it the way they see fit. This is the t
by exe34 1y ago
> If they want to show it to you once and then burn it in a fire - that's their right. They have the right to distribute it the way they see fit.
This is the thing people should learn to accept - and take on the responsibility to refuse to engage with cultural performances that are artificially gatekept.
I did buy a number of films/series on Amazon, but the moment Jeff decides to pull the rug, I will absolutely pirate them without the slightest feeling of guilt. I don't play video games, so thankfully I'm not at the mercy of those particular sharks. But when it comes to buying ebooks on Amazon, I removed the DRM on every single one of them when I bought them. Since Amazon has moved to stop download via USB, I've simply stopped buying any drm-infested ebooks from them. I'll buy them off kobo or I'll simply not have them at all.
People need to vote with their wallet.
- contrarian1234 1y agoIn the first paragraph I thought you were on to something. You don't like their terms, don't engage But you're still engaging by pirating and going against their terms. Jeff spent a ton of money making the TV show. He chooses who gets to see it and in what way. I'm not going to shed a tear for Jeff, but I find this sort of weaksauce to then pirate it.. How about if the license is fine, but you don't like their price? Is it okay then too?
- exe34 1y agoYou don't get to sell me something and then take it away. In any other sphere of life it would be considered theft.
- danlitt 1y ago> This is the thing people should learn to accept > People need to vote with their wallet. Seriously: why? If you think this practice is wrong, and you wouldn't participate in it, and you think voting with your wallet isn't utterly futile (i.e. it would cause some companies to change their behaviour) then why is individual, atomised action the only legitimate one? Why is it not legitimate to make a change in the law, as a collective?
- jojobas 1y agoWallet voting tends to vote for total crap. Statutory warranty exists for that exact purpose, and you can't sell a car if you're not supplying spare parts.
- immibis 1y agoOne approach is to refuse to engage; another is to engage, but not on the terms they want you to. Such as people jailbreaking consoles, emulating game servers, and even outright downloading copies of bitstrings that are no longer sold (gasp!).