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1. Manuel Correia (gamesbymanuel@peoplemaking.games)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 00:44:39 JST Manuel Correia

   • Seiðr

   "Piracy can't be stealing if paying for it isn't owning"

   This is increasingly how it feels, when streaming shows disappear for tax reasons and things you "own" digitally become inaccessible.

   Thank you @Illuminatus for this quote.

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   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:07:55 JST cool_boy_mew

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     @gamesbymanuel there really needs to be digital ownership laws badly. Everything is starting to nickel and dime you over everything, everything is starting go to slowly go digital only where you own absolutely nothing, which is scary in a lot of ways because a lot of these services censor old stuff a lot too, missing scenes, missing episodes, etc.
     
     Then there's the scary Amazon story where some dude's smart home stopped working and that can't be legal
   • Manuel Correia (gamesbymanuel@peoplemaking.games)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:07:56 JST Manuel Correia

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     For a while now digital ownership has felt more like borrowing but that is not how it's advertised.

     Piracy seems to be the only way to make sure things stick around.

     And don't get me started on the blockchain, as those things would still need to be hosted somewhere that can disappear just as well. That is a solution looking for a problem.

   • nus (nus@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:08:30 JST nus

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     • @stevewfolds

     @stevewfolds Bandcamp is lovely because they give you CD quality audio from the jump, even if you're just downloading. I hope they never stop.

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   • @stevewfolds (stevewfolds@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:08:38 JST @stevewfolds

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     • Seiðr

     @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus
     I’m a Luddite, phone & desktop music & video has multiple backups of CD & DVDs on shelves, 1 offsite. Streamed 1 piece from Bandcamp & bought the CD when it came out.