AI6YR Ben
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services | Australian media | The Guardian
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
May 14, 2024 at 1:43amWeb
Show threadKrupoMay 14, 2024

@ai6yr the article's subheadline: "Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites"

May be? How about "is".

Show threadMsMeropeMay 14, 2024
@ai6yr I still prefer to own hardcopies of stuff...
Show threadMsMeropeMay 14, 2024
@ai6yr
heck I still own VINYL ... like record albums...
Show threadAI6YR BenMay 14, 2024
@MsMerope LOL I don't have any vinyl here... some CDs, however. But, my music tastes have shifted quite a bit so a lot of that getting digitized and donated.
Show threadMsMeropeMay 14, 2024

@ai6yr I've got some Beatles albums on the apple record label. I think some of them have all the inserts/posters with them too. Don't listen to them much, mostly cuz I'm not home.

Now I'm sitting here picturing a record player in the dashboard of a car.

I think I need to go to bed. 🛏️

Show threadShaun DyerMay 14, 2024
@ai6yr If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t theft.
Show threadme_valentijnMay 14, 2024

@ai6yr

If someone legitimately paid for it, there's nothing immoral about downloading a "free" copy elsewhere. Just be sure to use Tor Browser and a VPN to avoid potential hassle.

Show threadQybatMay 14, 2024
@ai6yr I am hoping that the increased number of streaming services all with their own exclusive content will drive people back towards piracy. I remember in the 2000s, everyone pirated everything because there was no usable online store where you could legally download music or TV. You pirated, or you went to buy a shiny disc. It would be nice to see that practice revive.
Show thread《👾 Regnbuebörk 🌈》May 14, 2024
@ai6yr they should send usbs with the movies or something or even sned the movie files.
Show threadQybatMay 14, 2024
@Silly_Goober @ai6yr Weirdly enough, there were actually plans for that circa 2000. The music industry predicted the move to digital media distribution, but didn't foresee it would be via the Internet. They imagined people going to music stores and buying SD cards. They even got as far as introducing the required DRM system that would allow people to move files one media to another, but not to copy it. It's never used, but support is mandatory in the SD card specification. 'Secure' Digital.
Show threadRob\Viewdata UKMay 14, 2024
@ai6yr
This is why I never "buy" online media.
We subscribe to three streaming services, and to often I've seen things just vanish.
Anything I particularly enjoy, and am liable to want to rewatch, I'll download just in case..
Show threadRyan JamiesonMay 14, 2024
@ai6yr And this is why people keep pirating things.