1) Buy only DRM free copies of electronic media; in this way your freedom to do what you wish with your electronic copy is not restricted; 2) Maintain your own

1) Buy only DRM free copies of electronic media; in this way your freedom to do what you wish with your electronic copy is not restricted; 2) Maintain your own data on physical storage media controlled only by you; this means your freedom to access your data is not restricted; You can now transfer your data to your heirs when you die by transferring them the physical media, in the identical fashion with which you would transfer the physical CDs/DVDs/Blurays. Doing anything else leaves your freedoms at the mercy of a corporation, and their interests will never align with your desires to exercise your freedoms.