Board:   [fsxNet] fsx General
Subject: Re: New job worries
From:    Adept(21:2/108)
Date:    Tue Sep 01, 2026 06:21

 Ni>  Ad> When I'm around DVDs and CDs, they tend to wind up digitized.
 Ni>
 Ni> I feel like the term "digital" and "digitized" are odd, since DVDs and
 Ni> CDs are already digital mediums.

Yeah, absolutely, even though I'm sure my brain is going, "I'm taking something from a physical item and converting it to something that I can move around on my computer.

 Ni> I've never bought a movie or TV show only as an online streaming
 Ni> version. Those usually have DRM and can only be played with their
 Ni> streaming app, and I've heard of cases where even purchased streaming
 Ni> media was removed from the service.  When you buy those, it seems it's
 Ni> only for an extended lease rather than a purchase.

Yeah. When I buy stuff, aside from Steam, I'm trying to buy a copy that I control, completely.

If it's not that, then I'm not buying it, I'm paying for access.

And I don't mind rental versions (I still have a Netflix account, for however little I use it), but I'm certainly not buying the movies, there.

What annoys me, is how hard it oftentimes is to figure out what exactly people are selling.

Since they should have to say, "WARNING: this product will not be controlled by you, so if the service closes or the company changes in some way, or your account is suspended, there is a danger that your ability to use this product will be taken away.".

And they should _have_ to say it, because, "when you buy something, you own it" should be the legal default, not whatever these scuzzy companies are trying to trick us with.

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