JPMay 13, 2024

Oh look, it's people discovering why we were yelling about DRM all those years ago and got ignored and now corporations just delete all the movies and TV you 'bought'.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/may/14/my-whole-library-is-wiped-out-what-it-means-to-own-movies-and-tv-in-the-age-of-streaming-services

‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services

Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites

The Guardian
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@daedalus That article *almost* comes right out and says "Piracy is curation", which I haven't seen hitherto in the actual respectable press.

#PiracyIsCuration

May 13, 2024 at 10:50pmWeb