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I'm not seeing anything anachronistic about either term. "Seasons" is absolutely aligned to the way television series are still produced and distributed. "Box

by Gormo 8mo ago

I'm not seeing anything anachronistic about either term. "Seasons" is absolutely aligned to the way television series are still produced and distributed. "Box Set" implies physical media. Using the latter term to refer to something else sounds like a case of false advertising.

walterbell 8mo ago
Apple offers refunds for unwanted digital purchases, and this description in Apple TV app: When you purchase access to this item, you can permanently download it to your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. Once downloaded, you can access this without an internet connection, and Apple can't remove it from your device.
- Gormo 8mo ago
  Wait, so it's actually a standalone, DRM-free download? If that's the case, then while the term is still somewhat misleading, it's considerably less so than I assumed.
  - walterbell 8mo ago
    Not DRM free, but unlike most streaming services Apple TV will download purchased media via different countries or VPNs and has no time limit to watch the download. In practice, it "just works". Buying all 4 seasons individually would be 4x$13=$52.
    - theK 8mo ago
      I don't see how it qualifies as a legitimate download or ownership. You cannot save the file to a disk you control and you have no way to ensure you have continued access to it. Apple or the IP holder can cause this "download" to dissapear from your device/account without prior warning. Its actually written in the terms.
      - walterbell 8mo ago
        Is a monthly subscription better? Few are willing to buy and rip physical media.
        theK 8mo ago
        That's a problem for the "many" then to sort out. Everyone else that wants to own their media just uses Automatic Ripping Machine.
tomjakubowski 8mo ago
With the advent of digital music, "record album" morphed from referring to the physical medium, to referring to the recording that would be put on it. I think something similar is happening for "box set".
- Gormo 8mo ago
  Not sure I'd agree. "Record album" never specifically referred to anything physical, and just means "collection of recordings", regardless of what medium is used for them. The term "album" by itself did originally refer to something physical -- a collection of photos bound into a book by a glue made from egg whites ("albumen") -- but the semantic shift to "album" meaning any kind of collection offered as a single unit happened well before "record albums" were a thing. But the term "box set" has not experienced a comparable semantic shift, and still implies the presence of an actual box.

by Gormo 8mo ago

walterbell 8mo ago

Apple offers refunds for unwanted digital purchases, and this description in Apple TV app: When you purchase access to this item, you can permanently download it to your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. Once downloaded, you can access this without an internet connection, and Apple can't remove it from your device.

Gormo 8mo ago
Wait, so it's actually a standalone, DRM-free download? If that's the case, then while the term is still somewhat misleading, it's considerably less so than I assumed.
- walterbell 8mo ago
  Not DRM free, but unlike most streaming services Apple TV will download purchased media via different countries or VPNs and has no time limit to watch the download. In practice, it "just works". Buying all 4 seasons individually would be 4x$13=$52.
  - theK 8mo ago
    I don't see how it qualifies as a legitimate download or ownership. You cannot save the file to a disk you control and you have no way to ensure you have continued access to it. Apple or the IP holder can cause this "download" to dissapear from your device/account without prior warning. Its actually written in the terms.
    - walterbell 8mo ago
      Is a monthly subscription better? Few are willing to buy and rip physical media.
      - theK 8mo ago
        That's a problem for the "many" then to sort out. Everyone else that wants to own their media just uses Automatic Ripping Machine.

tomjakubowski 8mo ago

With the advent of digital music, "record album" morphed from referring to the physical medium, to referring to the recording that would be put on it. I think something similar is happening for "box set".

Gormo 8mo ago
Not sure I'd agree. "Record album" never specifically referred to anything physical, and just means "collection of recordings", regardless of what medium is used for them. The term "album" by itself did originally refer to something physical -- a collection of photos bound into a book by a glue made from egg whites ("albumen") -- but the semantic shift to "album" meaning any kind of collection offered as a single unit happened well before "record albums" were a thing. But the term "box set" has not experienced a comparable semantic shift, and still implies the presence of an actual box.