Exactly. In what world are some of these commonly understood to be “buying”? It should clearly state the terms under “purchase”. Like, “purchase license”. Not, “buy movie”
Colloquially, the terms came about because of what it meant for the consumer: Renting a movie meant you have to return the cassette or DVD to the rental store. Buying it meant that you weren't under contractual obligation to return the media in any foreseeable future. This is largely a shift in semantics, because with digital rights management (DRM), what was all but in name owned, can now be easily revoked or changed by the owner of the content. That raises a lot of novel concerns when it comes to consumer rights. And this is bringing to a head a fight that we had decades ago over software EULA's. However, the goal was misplaced. Rather than focusing on rewriting law to better suit modern computer technology to protect consumer rights and also intellectual property (IP), it focused on forcing businesses to stop using a EULA--which would never happen while the laws remained unchanged, and rightly so. Simply, all we need to change in the law to read is that if copying the media is part and parcel to the end-user consumption of the media, it doesn't indicate a rescinding of rights to the IP being copied. There's no need for a EULA at that point. Only then is it time to target companies that continue using a EULA for anything but live services. But at the same time they absolutely deserve to have their IP's protected, so until the law changes, it's only proper for them to use a EULA.
I agree 100%. And for a long time it’s been an ok thing because who cares if millionaires and billionaires aren’t making as much good that they aren’t. And I know digital is the thing now and has been but I think its so much better to buy physical versions like old cds,vinyls,tapes and all that when it comes to music. And best you aren’t supporting big business just some local shop that sells old music. And best part you actually own it a company can’t say you cant listen to it any more because we don’t some other company does. Same thing with film and video games. But when it comes to stuff that’s new or to expensive pirating or emulating is still a great way to go. Sorry if this is to long a read but I think it’s important.
@@deudzbecause it's true. If I paid for a video game, movie or music from a store online and they restrict access to it, I'm going to have zero qualms about pirating it and you shouldn't either
Yep. Good ol days of pride in craftsmanship, integrity, honesty and made in America are all long gone. Its only getting worse. "You will own nothing and be happy."
We live in a boring dystopia. There could've been clones and extreme dna mods but no we have. "uwu you didn't pay youw ink biww teehee now you can't use youw pwintew"
@@notfundy240 You can blame the standard of medical research ethics and the FDA ban on ethnically challenging research such as gene editing, cloning, and genetic manipulation.
@@MondoChow777If they continued what they were doing in the 60s, maybe we could've had human clones by now. But hey, that's kinda stupid and brings more problems; I'm glad they realised that.
We Will come back to monk, medieval scripture and paper press so Quick. Why i have to Buy for something free Everywhere. It's not like domestic printer print faster than my hand with a pen.
Tell that to the service industry. I think it makes sense in some products that require constant upkeep like software, cloud services etc. Otherwise you'll be stuck with a software that's outdated and they won't provide constant services to repair bugs and issues. But the contract should be written in such a way that people can opt out if they want.
Only thing that comes into play is liability (two parts). Liability where people try to modify their electronics that is still under warranty, break it trying to modify it (possibly due to ESD or busting a capacitor, etc), then try to pass it off as natural failure. Outside of warranty, no issues, but I can see the reason for companies to be hesitant for "home tinkerers". The second liability comes with safety (particularly with new self driving cars). Installing parts incorrectly or cheap parts may cause the car to respond erratically, and then becomes difficult to determine said modification in a car wreck (particularly in electric cars if the battery shorts and then ignites the car). But many other cases (like printers/laptops/etc), it's just a money grab.
I'm like okay give me license but be much cheaper than the real ownership version. For example I could finish a game I don't plan to replay a lot so I could 'risk"it getting taken away. But a lovable game I want to keep forever
@@alihorda the subscriptions aren't cheaper. They're much much more. Over time it adds up to far more than if just bought a game cartridge that the buyer owns. Everything is turning into subscription even our printers and coffee makers. That is turning everything into an expensive nightmare
There’s a similar concept with farming. You can buy seeds from a company, plant them, and harvest the crops to sell. BUT you can’t harvest the crops and use them to make more seeds for the next harvest. ABSOLUTELY WILD.
@@sigmawarrior.fokeryou GMOs, sometimes. These plants are modified to produce steril seeds or no seeds at all. Hence things like seedless grapes where it is literally impossible to grow them from the harvested crop. You'd be terrified to learn just how much your food is altered...
@@CasshernSinz1613 I'm not, you seen an actual wild watermelon compared to even a non gmo selectively bred one? We're just using evolution to suit our needs.
But you still got to vote for him because of the scwaee scwaree Trump & Project 2025, even though every election they have used fear-mongering to get your vote
Unfortunate qoute that summarizes recent generations. They dont care about physical media or anything really because they are use to owning nothing. Car nor house hell theyre even having payments on phones smh.
I've been saying this since 2004 when a software I bought wouldn't install 2 years after I bought it because it required "remote activation" and the company just decided they "don't support that product " anymore.
Had that happen to me with a couple of video games stopped being supported on Mac. I eventually figured out a workaround but it was deeply frustrating. I paid for the games, I should be able to move them from one computer to another.
@christinefarrell6438 Before long you won't be able to start your car without "remote activation", which basically asks the manufacturer each time you start your car for permission to do so. How could they legally get away with that? Well, certainly you need their latest software update for "safety".
@@aj_mcnamara Taking the pins means the bowling alley has fewer pins. Taking a picture of the pins and using it to manufacturer your own pins is equivalent to "piracy"
If someone made a 1:1 copy of the bowling alley and let you play there for free, the first alley is the "victim" of "piracy" in the same way that streaming platforms or tech companies are
@puddlejumper3259 But that's not what piracy is doing. Tons of products/software people buy can be set up with open source liscenses. That's building the pins. Most piracy is more like sneaking into a movie theater or concert. The information is what is being "sold".
@@aj_mcnamara If the gap between my statement and your poor interpretation of it were any narrower we wouldn't be able to fit my pirated media collection through it.
I know people who only buy hard copies of things because they're afraid that at any time something like this will happen and all their digital purchases will be gone.
This is doable for things like films and I would strongly recommend it, but sadly for modern software and games even physical discs won't save you. Often they only actually contain a small portion of the product and the rest has to be downloaded from an online server so when they get taken down it's game over.
There's a reason I recommend Sai for an art program. It may be abandonware, but you can find it for free, and you don't have to worry about being charged an arm and a leg for the program your livelihood depends on while you fight your customers on payment for the week-long commission you just did as they rant and claim that AI can do it better.
I just went back to buying CDs and Blu-rays/ DVDs. Sick of all this subscription services. It is just media companies looking for ways to control how we use it, even though it was struck down decades ago.
Pass the bill asap. Companies are already making too much selling products at an insane profit margin and their greed pushes them to squeeze out even more.
@UKsystems I once purchased android office suite, much like Microsoft office suite but for android, and one day my "right" to use it was gone along with apps and e-receipt proving I purchased the right to use the them.
@@parriscreamer5798 that means that the app was removed for violating a policy or containing a virus so there was likely a very very strong reason behind it being removed likely causing harm
@@UKsystems However you look at it, it was a goods/service they had paid for, withthe expectation of being able to use it at their discretion, and said ability to use it was removed. At the very least they should have gotten an apology, an explanation, and a partial refund.
@@warriormaiden9829 I do agree they should have that but also it is made abundantly clear. You’re only purchasing a license to access it when it is available.
The thing I resent about subscriptions is that you end up paying $5 a month for something that you only use once a year and while that may not sound expensive it all adds up when you subscribe to more and more things most of which are rarely used and forgotten about. it's a bad deal for consumers
But it's GREAT for the economy. And we live in a country where a Senator tried to limit legislation via corporate donations and he got ZERO support from you and me.
@@sierrabravo7368 It's a bad deal when the consumer is too stupid to take advantage of the subscription. It's a great deal when you set reminders and manage it wisely. Don't be a victim. Take control of your situation.
In Europe we have the right to repair for 2 years already and we like it! Manufacturers also have to design their products that they are easy to repair 😊
@@kalindiyaits a few separate regulations, user removable/replacable baterys are coming into effect in 2027 but right to repair is allready in effect, and if patent holder is abusing theor right to patent in such a way as to make it imposibile for 3rd partys to make repairs (apple I am looking squarely at you), most European states permit 3rd partys to make those parts without a licence and do not consider such an act as IP infringment.
Until they make newer TV's to where there's no way to connect a DVD player or blueray player. I hate that games are mostly not physical copies anymore. Soon everything will be non physical copies so we can't own anything.
@@paulagoeringer9466 kinda unrelated to owning stuff but they also got rid of adobe flash drive, so I can no longer play my favourite childhood online games :(
I remember when record labels started putting drm control on CDs, so you couldn't rip them and, since it was Windows/Apple based, I couldn't even listen to them because I had a Linux computer. Awful stuff
@paulagoeringer9466 Unless the players themselves stop being produced *and* the industry standard changes from HDMI to something else afterwards, that's extremely unlikely. Game consoles, streaming devices, and plenty of other TV peripherals all use HDMI, and even if both of those criteria do occur, there will no doubt be HDMI -> whatever the new format is converters like how there are AV -> HDMI converters now.
Toyota tried to implement a subscription service on their newer vehicles. What, you may ask, would the subscription cover? I'm not sure about all, but one major thing it would have covered was remote start. That's right. Toyota wanted to charge a monthly fee that would allow you to remote start your vehicle with your key fob. The backlash was so swift and severe that they ceased that effort, but they've thought about it, so I wouldn't count it out completely yet.
Why not? BMW charges a subscription for heated seats 🤣. The problem is that we let them get away with this, when too many people just pay for the service.
Most of Toyota pickups are turned into technicals with machine guns on the flatbed in third world conflicts. I can't imagine warlords paying monthly subscription fees.
@@urhunn7778 I would expect resistance to such a charge. In the US, we get charged ridiculous amounts for prescriptions and other countries get a much cheaper price. If we have subscription services, are they global, or would that not be implemented in other countries? I have no idea. The issue, as I see it, is if one company is successful at putting something like remote start or even remote locks behind a paywall/subscription, then all other manufacturers will certainly follow suit.
If you want to buy digital media products, there are several ways to do it in which you can retain the file yourself for all of the things you mentioned it is worth doing that they are significantly cheaper
This is nice, but if you're like me, it's impossible to buy every single book, cd and dvd out there. Not only because I have a wider range of interest, but moving and storing so much media is exhausting.
@@uhm6577 Which was a warning, not a threat. But few people give a crap about context these days: In 2016, Auken published an essay originally titled "Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better",[2] later retitled "Here's how life could change in my city by the year 2030", on the WEF's official web site. It described life in an unnamed city in which the narrator does not own a car, a house, any appliances, or any clothes, and instead relies on shared services for all of his daily needs. Auken later added an author's note to the story responding to critics, stating that it is not her "utopia or dream of the future", and that she intended for the essay to start discussions about technological development
@@Judithica Well, there is other side of medal. I cannot legally buy stuff on Steam, all payments are restricted since 24th february 2022. It especially hurts when you need to buy some in-game content and not an actual game. So you have to look for foreign services in Kazakhstan or somewhere else and overpay 20-50% to buy something you need...
It is actually because of old-school software piracy of Microsoft Word and other software back in the 90s - that now Microsoft sells a “subscription” to Word and other software in the Microsoft 365 Suite. People can’t pirate a subscription.
@@perfectsplit5515 😂😂😂 yeah.... Sure that's it.... 😂😂😂 What if I tell that I have some subscription based pirated software, Microsoft office included. 😂😂😂 Edit: your reply is bullshit, isn't because of piracy is because of greed, they have record profits, because subscription based means that the client pays you every month, not only once for the product. Even though the company paid once to develop the software they now receive monthly payments for that software and make a lot more of cash than say selling the product once to one costumer.
Companies everywhere are actively placing themselves in adversarial roles against the very customers who have already paid for their goods, and whose money they need to continue existing. From mass lawsuits against folks selling legitimate items they've rightfully and legally purchased, to mechanics being locked out of vehicle computer systems while attempting a repair. I wonder if they're aware that we were doin' just fine before we decided give them our money for their products.
Eh, that's becoming an issue as well. I forget which racing game it is but the studio that made it shut down the server for the game and now no one can play it. Even those with physical discs. Can't play offline or the single player campaign. Players were told they just need to get used to not owning the games that they buy.
Thank you for calling attention to right to repair. This is something that's so important that if we don't deal with it now, we're all going to suffer generations down the road. We all need to make sure that we educate one another on right to repair and being able to repair our own stuff is just a basic right
Totally agree. The entire economy is like this now. I'm slowly regressing back to tech that worked great in the first place. Cory Doctorow's work definitely convinced me.
I personally believe in the right to repair any item you purchase and also the right to modify any item you purchase to make it better and work more efficiently maintenance if necessary
@@pyrobaka5227modifications aren’t supposed to void warranty in the us but the law doesn’t apply to any mega corporations. They can only void the warranty if they can prove that you damaged the product by modifying it. Here’s an example. Let’s say you upgraded the hard drive and six months later then screen stops working. That would still be covered under warranty but since the consumer protection laws are not enforced in the us the warranty would be void. You might be able to get around these bs policies by putting the original hard drive back in, if there is no warranty sticker but otherwise you could maybe go to small claims, I’m not sure how that works.
_"This is why I only buy physical media."_ For videogames, that doesn't work because often: - The box only has a digital code to download the game. - There's a disc, but it only has a few files, the actual game must be downloaded and the disc is only a key. - Sometimes, only parts of the game are available on disc, you can play without internet, but not the full game. - You can play the game without internet with just a disc, but not the good version of the game, because at launch, the game is full of problems and you need to download a patch later or there's a patch since the launch day. - Sometimes, the patch is so big that you are almost downloading the whole game. - You still need to connect to the internet to buy and download DLC. - To play online, you need to download the most recent version. - Many games are online-only, require a constant connection to the internet, even on single-player, and to make things worse, the servers often close, making your physical copy a paperweight.
I remember seeing an interview with the writer bell hooks years ago where she said she likes to write and sell actual books. She said one day she might go online and find all of her work is gone. She was clearly prophetic when she made this observation.
Why i strictly buy physical books, and other media whenever I can. Music is tough, when you have such broad tastes, but video games, movies and books are fairly easy to purchase the physical media for
@@Gooutsideforonce but even games can be deactivated remotely. Most games require a link to external servers for various reasons. It can easily be programmed that even if you use a physical disk, the code from that disk can be flagged to not activate the game to launch. So, frankly, anything that can be connected to the internet is at risk of being remotely controlled if the keys are registered remotely as well.
@@Gooutsideforonceyup, even though it’s more expensive, I’d rather pay $24 for a physical copy than $14 for an ebook I don’t know if I’ll have access to in a decade. Recently had to buy a book for book club because the library didn’t even have copies.
Corporate greed, while often highlighted, is a buzzword. As you mature, you may come to see that corporations aren't the core issue. The real concern lies in unchecked government spending.
And they built these things to break and customer service will give you a refurbished model even if it’s yours is still new while you pay for extended coverage. Everything falls apart now while my grandma has had the same appliances since I was born.
I really felt the printer one. I foolishly agreed to only use HP:s Ink in my current printer for its lifetime, a decision that will likely cost me more than the price of the printer.
Yeah, HP got a lot of us with their low entry price and high ink prices. Glad the internet has fully documented how shit of a company they are and at least some other people can avoid them now.
Might be time to run the numbers and cut your losses. I heard Brother is a company that hasn't been doing that and is easy to deal with. Also Epson. My current HP is one of the last good ones, when it dies, I'm never owning another HP.
I have an old HP that’s okay, before they enforced ink drm. I will never buy another HP printer due to this, and I try to avoid HP in other cases as well for the same reason.
@@kelpermoon23 "buying" implies it's a lifetime license. Of your life (or the platform providing the service, whatever ceases to exist first), not the life of the contracct between a platform and a publisher.
This is such a stupid argument made by people who don't have a single original thought in their brain. Try and think for yourself before you regurgitate bullshit.
@@ms.pirate it's always great to support small artists! However, I think there's a big difference in pirating Taylor Swift's music and pirating your local indie band's. One is a literal billionaire whose livelihood will never be affected by anything you do, and one does rely on every bit of income they get.
@@ms.pirate Most indie creators believe in preserving their medium, we fight hard so that our creations can be preserved over time without having to depend on a service (as far as possible)?
Of course they are. They're just being quiet about it, like a bunch of the shit that slips through. They're so full of themselves that I struggle to think of ways they would even change their minds.
In 2016, Auken published an essay originally titled "Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better",[2] later retitled "Here's how life could change in my city by the year 2030", on the WEF's official web site. It described life in an unnamed city in which the narrator does not own a car, a house, any appliances, or any clothes, and instead relies on shared services for all of his daily needs. Auken later added an author's note to the story responding to critics, stating that it is not her "utopia or dream of the future", and that she intended for the essay to start discussions about technological development
This is a strictly Us problem btw. In the EU it is, mostly, pretty clear: if you bought it and aren’t disruptive with your usage of the object/software ie: cheating in a online videogame, manufacturing pirated copies etc. your ownership cannot be revoked
No. The central bank in Europe issues the same debt note currencies that are issued in America. Anyone using a debt note currency does not own what they think they own when they pay for it with their debt note currency
@@TrevorHamberger im gonna ignore you cause you entirely missed the fing point and idk if you just have roomtemp iq or are willfully ignorant. either way: im not gonna engage with that
@@deadfisher0000 you being ignorant of the mechanics of money does not bother me in the slightest bit. You're the one who's poor and doesn't know why. You don't even know you're going to get poorer
Yep, started out with computer software, moved to tractors, progressed through phones to cars, (cycle counter on your starter?) printers, next thing you know a paid off congressman won’t do what he promised.
Ironically the same people that want the right to repair, are voting for the party that votes for corporate interests. Particularly Farmers that want to repair their million dollar tractors.
I've always preferred buying physical media since it meant it couldn't be retroactively taken from me. A lot of people around me growing up thought I was silly, and that everything being digital was far more convenient. Until recently, when companies stopped hosting some of the media they bought.
One of the dumbest things I've heard is companies like BMW charge you a monthly subscription fee to use the heated seat feature in your car. You already BOUGHT the car, but you can't use the heated seats without paying extra. YET, regardless if you opt in or out of this ridiculous add-on it's installed in the car. That sounds like the definition of a SCAM
BMW and Mercedes both have inbuilt tracking systems in the engine management system . If you renagage on your lease payments, they will repossess the vehicle . However, if your car is paid for and is subsequently stolen , then you're on your own Jack ! They won't assist you in locating your car , because they fully expect you will buy a new replacement . Tio , buy the lowest mileage pre 2002 Mercedes diesel you can find and have it regularly serviced, and it will last you a lifetime .
@@josuastangl7140 oh yes, for sure! But warranty is until some point. I think it was 5 years or 10 at max. After that you can do whatever you want with the car. In Europe there are many people who buy second hand cars and most of them are without warranty, and that is the case I am talking about.
This is why as a movie lover the debate for physical media is so important. If I buy the physical disk the movie is mine, can watch it whenever. Don’t have to deal with a streaming service potentially taking it away from me/having to pay a monthly subscription to watch a film I love
Actually, they word it as a purchase simply because most people do not understand what licensing is they are legitimate reasons why and a lot of the time you can download lots of things you purchase on license to retain forever
@@UKsystemsand what you don't understand shill is that those licenses can still be revoked and if the company that houses it should ever fail bye bye your licenses
@@umokwhy2830 this is why you choose a company that cannot revoke a license. There are plenty of options out there for purchase even pick one where you can download it as a nonproprietary format. You just need to research the company as many of them do a lifetime license, but it cost a tiny bit more.
For games, we're operating on good faith only. Steam says if it ever goes under they're going to make sure people can keep their games, which who knows how chaotic it would be if they ever collapsed. Gog lets you download all the game installers so you can back them up yourself. But, even if they go under will it be with enough notice for people to make sure they have anything? Would the pressure on the servers be too much for a folding company?
That's a damn good way to make me change my stance on piracy. I would not view it as theft once I purchased it. Once I buy it, I own it. Until I trash it or sell it or give it away, it's mine. This is freakin crazy.
@@phillipkirby1989 I don’t agree with them making it seem like you’re buying it but they also don’t at the same time as on Amazon below by it says learn more I don’t know that’s just regionally based on laws but for me that makes it clear that there’s more to just their policy then owning it
@siral2000 if I buy something to play or watch, I should be able to play or watch it wherever I want, and not need a internet connection. If thst purchased product can get stolen from me by the company I bought it from. Why should I even buy it or buy anything else from them in the future? At that point, pirating is better. Negative times a negative equals a positive afterall.
@@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr I love @DailyDoseOfInternet but I confess I don't remember he saying that. That said, isn't that something almost natural to anyone to feel? :)
Yep, I'm looking at my Epson printer that I barely use due to the bullshit ink cartridge chip scam setup on the damn system software telling me to replace ink, I replaced the ink and barely used the machine. It's a big business scam.. I stopped using the printer.
@@blueoval250 honestly, yeah! This subscription crap is nonsensical, and criticizing a terrible product is fundamental in a healthy free market. Also, as a homeowner and landlord in a country with high property taxes, I prefer them much more than other taxes. I have exclusive rights on a piece of land, but it doesn't come from any natural rights. Also, I'm earning money with no further effort (even if I worked hard to buy property). Give me property taxes anytime! #GeorgistsUnite
Remember: If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing. I don't care about any iTunes or any other Spotifies, because all the music I listen to is on my hard drive.
See, the difference here is that, if you actually read the license agreement, you'd know that you never owned the game to begin with. Even games on CDs and cartridges are not yours. You merely own the medium, but the software itself is proprietary and comes with an EULA where you agree that you only have a license to use the data. If you OWNED the data, you'd be allowed to do everything you ever wanted with it and the company couldn't do anything to stop you. But since you only have a license to use it under specific conditions, the company can sue you for tampering with the data, copying it or reselling it unless doing so is protected by law - as is the case in the EU, where you're allowed to make back-ups of digital media for personal use.
@@SleepyFen In my country (Germany/EU), the EULA is void because you are forced to agree to it after you bought it, so after the contract has been concluded. We have laws regulating licenses. This is the case even for free software when the EULA isn't signed before the download. Also, in Germany specifically, "surprising ToS" or "ToS that put the consumer at an unfair disadvantage" are prohibited. Your license being revoked because of a contract between two parties ending ticks both those boxes. Digital purchases / licenses can't just be revoked one-sided, not without a proper refund at least.
good on PBS for calling it correctly and unbiased. and when done so its immediately apparent why corporations need strict restrictions on their behavior against the people.
Something I’ve been advocating for a long time. If you buy it, you own it, and the company that sold it can say they won’t warranty it but they can’t stop you from having and using and modifying it to your heart’s content.
Its not about you doing it, the right for repair allows business to operate on repair. You're always allowed to do whatever to physical things you own, but not everyone can repair things themselves. I mean, you don't need permission to unscrew and open anything you own, physically having access means owning, EULAs have no power over you.
@@monad_tcp try telling that to Nintendo. Apple is also actively making repair and Tinkering with the devices you bought near impossible unless you go through their repair service
Piracy is legit becoming the only way to archive old games for example. Because complanies can just discontinue them and everyone playing loses access unless they have a pirated copy. Messed up times we live in.
People: I wanna play this old game Companies: nah we’re discontinuing it People: then I’ll pirate it Companies: no! That’s illegal! Spend money instead! People: so can i buy this game? Companies: no 👍🏻
Right to Repair is just an add-on to ' Rent-Seeking ' under ' Anti-Trust '. Rent-Seeking has become the number one most violated law by businesses, unless the business is Disney where they go with violated contract law like its candy.
@@OtatsukeIt's basically trying to charge you more for something you already own, like additional features. For example, if you buy a brand new BMW, you own the car, but if you spec heated seats, in the past, you would pay for the option once, and it would be fitted for you. Now, it's already fitted in the car regardless, but you have to pay a subscription to use them, despite owning the car. A bit like renting a property back to you, that you already own, hence "rent seeking". It's just a sneaky way of squeezing more cash out of you for the same thing.
If you purchase a license agreement, you never owned the software to begin with. You are illegally obtaining said software if you don't have a license to access it, which is, at the bare minimum, theft of a potential sale causing direct monetary damage to the company. There is plenty of legal precedence for being sued for this.
If a company calls it buying/ purchasing, and refers to "your content", but hides the legalese on page 27 of their EULA, they're not being upfront about what they're providing you. You're being mislead that you're buying or purchasing, like having rights to property that you own. But they can take away said rights, and alter the deal that you can't say no to in any way, or negotiate in any form? Scummy moves that screw the consumer, that companies get away with.
@@kassmalz2069 imagine insulting someone for explaining how the world works. Next you're going to tell me I'm a landlord's "butliker" because I explained to you how rent and mortgages work. Clearly this subject is beyond your comprehension. I suggest learning how to read and write basic English before you try to wrap your feeble and insufficient mind around basic transactions, contracts and license agreements.
The download is only for internet and multiplayer content, so if you don't feel like using those then it's ok, and yes I also buy my games physically, that way even if I change account I don't have to worry that it doesn't work
@@ioanmuresan8254 Nope, physical games are often like this: - The box only has a digital code to download the game. - There's a disc, but it only has a few files, the actual game must be downloaded and the disc is only a key. - Sometimes, only parts of the game are available on disc, you can play without internet, but not the full game. - You can play the game without internet with just a disc, but not the good version of the game, because at launch, the game is full of problems and you need to download a patch later or there's a patch since the launch day. - Sometimes, the patch is so big that you are almost downloading the whole game. - You still need to connect to the internet to buy and download DLC. - To play online, you need to download the most recent version. - Many games are online-only, require a constant connection to the internet, even on single-player, and to make things worse, the servers often close, making your physical copy a paperweight.
Reminds me of when I worked at a theater with an IMAX... the Imax company is/was able to log remotely into the machine and take it over for repairs, updates etc..for however long they wanted, whenever they wanted. Huge pain in the butt waiting for them to finish doing whatever to it when our theater was busy and I needed to start a show soon. Thankfully, it finished, and the movie was on time. But, I'm a huge fan of owning cds/dvds etc.
That is likely because they wanted to be the only ones controlling their system so that people don’t somehow clone a movie if it’s the digital projection systems
@@קעז-מענטש I refrain myself from the piracy knowing how much work it takes to produce a song or game or software, however, it's not always on the hands on them but the big corporates who own the ips, if they start doing all the fuckeries then i just stay silent.
I have every CD I've ever bought or been gifted, and that's what I listen to in the car. Same with books and DVDs, and I still buy all three of those things from secondhand specialty stores when it's something I know I'll listen to, read, or watch more than once or twice.
I own all my stuff. If a company doesn't give me control over something I have, there are two options: Either I manually take control by force or it gets returned to the store.
There has been a big push for right to repair where i live. It makes sense to me that people should be able to repair the things they own. Things deteriorate naturally, but it seems underhanded to purposefully make something deteriorate faster and then pass it off as just as good.
I buy the shows and movies I really like on blu ray and if they're streaming I buy the bootlegs or "for your consideration" copies from eBay. Furniture is fully bought or thrifted. Car is paid off. I have some cds and vinyl but am still working on a full music collection.
@@kevinwalker6840i doubt you've even met this random youtube commenter, how do you know whether they've paid for their home or not? What's that got to do with anything anyway? Would you prefer an economy where you were weren't allowed to borrow money to buy a house?
@@SineN0mine3 It's not about if you had to borrow money or not. Even if you have all your property paid off you still have to give the government rent or they will take what you supposedly own.
@@kevinwalker6840 The government can take his home, nature can take his home an earthquake could swallow it whole, it can get nuked to dust. We truly don't 'own' anything. Just worried about the rights to it under law, and gov. Makes those laws 🤷♂️
The reality is prices should be drastically lower if they have guaranteed revenue factored in. For games for instance they don’t have to pay shipping, shelving fees, manufacturing fees, material fees, and so on. They only have to pay the free for selling the game on a platform. That doesn’t include the sales they make in game. Point being they have gotten much greedier and we are paying the difference.
There's a reason I still buy vinyl records! 😁 Once I buy it, it belongs to me! It can never be altered, remixed, revoked, or discontinued. Even if the record gets banned or the company goes out of business, I can still enjoy what I've already purchased 😍 With streaming, I'm at the mercy of whatever company I'm subscribed to 🙏 They might go out of business or lose their rights to stream certain albums
Something that doesn't get talked about related to the "right to repair" topic, is that phone manufacturers tend to develop a brand new screen for every new phone they manufacture. A few years down the line, buying a new screen for the device will cost more than the device is worth. Replacement parts should not cost more than the device is worth
