alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoFunimation To Shut Down Completely On April 2; Deleting Purchased Digital Copieswww.animeexplained.comexternal-linkmessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down11cross-posted to: anime@ani.social
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkFunimation To Shut Down Completely On April 2; Deleting Purchased Digital Copieswww.animeexplained.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square73linkfedilinkcross-posted to: anime@ani.social
minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 years agoWe need to stop calling it “purchasing”
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoWe need to prosecute companies (and their executives, personally) who fraudulently misrepresent it as “purchasing.”
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoLong term rental or at-will ownership for US people.
minus-squarez00s@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIf paying for digital content isn’t ownership, then downloading it for free isn’t piracy.
minus-squareCrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI think in legal terms it’s even called licensing.
We need to stop calling it “purchasing”
We need to prosecute companies (and their executives, personally) who fraudulently misrepresent it as “purchasing.”
Long term rental or at-will ownership for US people.
If paying for digital content isn’t ownership, then downloading it for free isn’t piracy.
I think in legal terms it’s even called licensing.