Subj : Re: physical media
To   : N2QFD
From : hollowone
Date : Thu Mar 14 2024 12:09:35

 N2>   It's the same with the drafting software I'm using. AutoDesk started
 N2> invalidating standalone copies of their CAD software and demanding users
 N2> instead use cloud based systems and buy into new software keys. It's
 N2> extortion, and as I saw headlining a Medium story. If Buying isn't
 N2> Owning, Piracy isn't Stealing. I think creators need to get paid for
 N2> certain. I'm not allowed the streaming option when I'm in my office for
 N2> music, and I can't trust the iStore any-longer. It leaves us in a
 N2> pickle.

Primary reason why I stopped buying multimedia if I can't be sure that I own my copy perpetually! I also lost my iTunes library once. Now it's Vinyl or MP3 or middle finger.

-h1

.... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a mere copy.

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