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The Motion Picture Association will work with Congress to start blocking piracy sites in the US (www.engadget.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You're confusing ownership of media with ownership of copyright. I'm not suggesting that I can buy an mp3 and reshare it (or the same for an ebook), that's a violation of copyright. I've never suggested that buying them lets me remove DRM, re-share, etc. It's a strawman argument that you and conciselyverbose seem very attached to, but not an argument I'm making.

Ownership is not strictly limited to physical items, and I'm very curious why people think it is. There's significant outstanding case law precedent that proves that ownership can apply to digital files as well.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Subscribe to netflix, put up flyers that you are streaming all of Ozark all week for free at your house. Then tell Netflix that you’re doing it. Let me know what happens.

Try it with a blu-ray and alert the copyright holder. Try it with a CD of your favorite album and alert the record company. Again: free, at your home, your physical or digital media you “own.” See what happens.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This guy really thinks watch parties and listening to music with friends over is illegal or unethical or some shit.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I never said it was unethical. I said it violates the license,which it does.

Do I think it’s bullshit? Absolutely. Do not paint me as anti-consumer, anti-ownership, or even anti-piracy. I’m saying what reality is.

We don’t own shit when it comes to music and movies and that’s a serious problem. Arguing with me doesn’t change that. I am saying we need to fix this.