• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    One of the many aspects of the problem is that this is an infringement on consumer rights. Not currently illegal, but only because the consumer protection aspects of the US have been ground down to nearly nothing.

    I think the gist of this meme is that restrictive DRM and piracy are both in a similar ballpark of morally wrong, but only one is illegal because the rich own the courts.

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      10 months ago

      Is it an infringement on your rights when you go to a theater and they charge you to see a movie which you won’t own after it’s finished?

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        10 months ago

        No, because you’re not purchasing a copy of the movie. You’re purchasing a one time viewing. And that’s a very clearly laid out term of the sale.

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          10 months ago

          So just like it’s clearly laid out in the EULA for the service you’re using to pay for games that what you’re buying is a limited license?

          Alright, glad we agree