Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    People are also “buying” products that are being taken away from them by the license holders of the purchased work. The article explains this with several examples in different markets.

    • ParsnipWitch@feddit.deEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      Still people share digital goods indiscriminately, even those which are possible to buy and own.