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minus-squarefalidorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoWhat about actual purchases instead of rentals?
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·20 days agoIs it even possible to truely purchase anything digital these days?
minus-squarefalidorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 days agoThat was kind of my point. I’m pretty sure buying a movie physically is the only way to actually own it. Everything else is just a long term license rental.
minus-squareJohnmannesca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoDoes the theater even get an actual reel anymore, or is it just an encrypted file server using an evil amount of proprietary software?
minus-squareHasherm0n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-218 days agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_cinema In short, the latter.
What about actual purchases instead of rentals?
Is it even possible to truely purchase anything digital these days?
That was kind of my point. I’m pretty sure buying a movie physically is the only way to actually own it. Everything else is just a long term license rental.
Does the theater even get an actual reel anymore, or is it just an encrypted file server using an evil amount of proprietary software?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_cinema
In short, the latter.