You Own Nothing: The True Cost of Digital Media 

Imagine getting locked out of your prosthetic limbs or organs in a few decades because you haven't agreed to the terms of service.

Disney: We'll see about that

Getting locked out of physical appliances isn’t some dystopian possibility, its already happened to me. I had several wink smart outlets, and last year they decided that everyone with their outlets should start paying $5 a month to keep their outlets running, I didn’t and now all my outlets don’t work.

When owning an extensive DVD collection is an act of rebellion.

*"You will own nothing, and you will be happy"*

Everything as a service, nothing as your private property. It's like digital feudalism.

"the odds are slim" - Tesla has already disabled some Teslas from being able to super charge or even charge properly at all, when the owners bought them used and Tesla viewed them as not real owners.

Connecting things to the internet is really dumb. We don’t need “smart” anything, much less fridges or toasters. You are allowing others into your home that can control your appliances.

Oddly enough the pumpkin allegory is a bad example, because today companies can and do copyright seeds

you don't really buy digital media, you rent it indefinitely...

I’m indeed worried by the fact that hundreds of dollars worth of digital items will be meaningless sooner rather than later because the technology is no longer supported or there is a weird rights dispute

The thing I don’t like about having everything as a service instead of a product is that your money doesn’t speak anymore, Netflix for example can cherry pick what they put on their service and you or your wallet have no say for what gets put on because you pay for every movie that way, not just the ones you want to watch

Rest in peace to those who forgot to download their virtual titles from the Wii Shop Channel before it closed.

Piracy is the only freedom we truly have as humans.

I think the smart fridge problem you talked about actually happened, they had a update problem and their fridges turned off for 2 days, spoiling all their food.

It boggles my mind how people who buy digital shit think they "own" it, if you cant physically hold it in your hands, then you dont own it

This is why people hate it when physical games require a download. Also imagine if a law was passed to force digital storefronts to let people truly own downloaded stuff. What reactions would there be to such a law?

Right, YOU own nothing but WE own everything

I'm a little surprised you didn't mention how Oculus requires connection to your Facebook account and any bans on Facebook will affect your usage of the device, or how some landlords installed smart security on their properties so they could lock tenants out of the properties after only seconds of overdue bills.

"Don't question just consume product and get excited for next product"

this really is the biggest fight of the next generation. If you've heard of the guy and channel Louis Rossman, you already know how Apple for years has been purposefully been allowing defects in hardware and blaming it on users when they seek to repair the item that costed them $1000 already. Renting and subscription services are not bad, but buying a game should be an indefinite license to run it forever and ability to preserve AND run it.

Ah, if only it were that simple with the pumpkin. Ever heard of plant breeders' rights (PBR)? Plants are being copyrighted and it's crazy. Biology is becoming privatised.

We live in a boring dystopia.

The creator usually doesn't get shit. They may no longer (or had ever) rights to what they created. Support the artists not the companies who turn the artist and the consumer into slaves.

Under Australian consumer law there is a lot more power to the owner of the product. You are allowed to copy and modify the software as long as it's a one-time payment and you don't distribute it.

I own nothing, fine by me. In the world of digital media, coincidentally, piracy is easier than ever.

Thank God for Pirate Parties. They’re the only ones addressing the issue of copyright

Reminds me of the time that Amazon took back copies digitally purchased of 1984 due to a licensing disagreement. Some type of law mandating refunds in certain cases like that might be helpful.

I absolutely love having the disc. It feels so much more magical when you actually hold a video game, rather than just hoping the download button actually downloads the game

We are indeed getting more and more like a dystopia.

"Ya best start believing in cyber-dystopias lad, you're in one!"- Captain Barbossa.

“You’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy” -Sketchy media cooperation

Only thing I might change is possibly with a pumpkin because there are certain vegetables and grains that you can only grow once due to genetic modification. Wonderful..

Its almost like we've slowly given up on owning something for good to a system where you change something out every couple years

The future is Free and Open Source Software; Video Games included.

The Odds of it are the same as twitter banning someone from their platform out of petty spite. Its not a matter of if, its a matter of when.

When Disney takes over the world can I call dibs on being John Connor. If Amazon or China take over someone else can do it.

The SCP universe gets to benefit countless people. Nobody owns it, anybody can participate, bad writing can be voted out, there are countless topics one can choose from including those who like to write things that aren't serious, and anybody can create media and profit off of it even if they didn't actually write the articles they're basing their movies, narrations, music, or games on.

This was kinda why I started just downloading everything I like. Too many times there were too many youtube videos I'd watch often then suddenly it would just vanish. So now I just download every video I like cause I assume on any day everything I like to watch could suddenly be gone since I have absolutely no say or control over anything these days.

Simple solution: >Use streaming services, so that you get a wide range of content you like. >The stuff you *really* like, buy it in physical or special edition or whatever. There

The simple solution is to just not pay for anything when you don't have to. 90% of the time there's no incentive to actually pay for a digital product.

This is why I always record my playthroughs of games I own and save the recordings on a Beta-Max tapes then record the recordings of multiple tapes and put it on a VHS tape then put multiple recorded recordings on a DVD and then put multiple recorded recordings of recordings on 87 different hardrives all from different manufacturers

I hate buying so many digital games. By damn it they have so many good deals.

You don't have to tell me twice. Still upset about Netflix removing a Community episode.

I buy used games, music cds, dvds, even vinyl records all the time! Not to mention used books and comics. Having a physical object is better than some b.s. log on service.

I feel like companies like Nintendo really muddy the waters when they re-release old games on their platform. Because they made them available for purchase online, they prevent people from being able to archive games like the older Pokemon games, even though you'd be hard-pressed to find one in cartridge form these days. It kind of makes you wonder how to respond to this. Sure, you can play it on your modern consoles with the port, but is that really the same thing that you bought on the disc or cartridge that you purchased back in 1993? I know in recent years, some of Sony's ports of PS1 games on the PlayStation store suffer some performance issues on some consoles like the PS3. And that's not to mention, how does that also pertain to different versions of games? When Spyro Year of the Dragon was released, there were a few bugs. For instance, the final boss music was accidentally replaced with the music for the first hub world area, and several of the final levels didn't have tracks present on the disk, as well as a few in-between. In the "1.1 version" or "greatest hits version" as some people call it, the music tracks were put back where they were supposed to be, and it's speculated that some glitches with the game's dynamic difficulty adjustment system were fixed. So, what about version 1.0? Is that fair game, even though the Playstation Store version is based on the 1.1 version? Are previous patches of games allowed to be archived if there's no physical media that you can buy that contains version 1.0? There's a lot of media preservation questions that need answered, because the digital copy era of gaming leaves a lot of them up for debate.

6:58 This isn't always the case and cars are actually becoming part of the "ownership" problem you describe. Tesla can, will, and HAS softlocked Tesla vehicles aftering finding out that they were repaired by an independent shop instead of Tesla themselves. As cars slowly become entirely electric, and it becomes easier and easier for manufacturers to simply turn off your car remotely if they don't like what you're doing with it. Just look into the "right to repair" propositions that were proposed in the last US election. As another fucked up example, if you buy a brand new Tesla with self driving hardware INSTALLED INTO THE CAR, you can't use that feature unless you fork up $8k to Tesla for a license to use that feature. Additionally, if you decide to buy it, Tesla has the ability to turn off that feature in the event that the car changes ownership in it's lifetime. Essentially, you're paying for a piece of hardware that is fully working and capable of performing the way it's intended, but is locked behind an arbitrary, intangible paywall.

Something to add to the exemptions to copyright law you mentioned is that sometimes companies will just ignore them, like Nintendo or any music label. Fair use is the battered housewife of the world of legislation, and it is clear how Nintendo sees any attempt to modify or preserve their IPs.

Ai ai Matey. We resorted to other means to get content when it wasn't easily accessible. Now that ownership of digital products isn't accessible, it may be time to return to those ways.

This is kind of the reason I prefer physical copies of books over e-books/audio books. I don't want my whole library to disappear in the blink of an eye if something were to happen (not to mention a physical book doesn't need electricity or WiFi for me to read it). Also there is just a kind of nostalgia and some kind of "authenticity" for me when it comes to physical books. A physical book is something I can feel, smell, taste (don't know why you'd lick your book, but hey if you bought it, go right ahead), and I can consume the words and know them. The knowledge of the book can't be easily taken away from me, since once read its in my brain (obviously over time the knowledge becomes distorted/faded because of just how our brain works). I own that knowledge.

It's not even just a concept with media. Cars are even becoming (slowly) subscription based things that you never really own.

I've been told by farmers that purchased certain modern farming equiptment have already fallen prey to this kind of copyright software protection racketeering. You were forced to go back to the manufacturer of heavy tractors for expensive repairs, and couldn't do the repairs yourself because if the machine part used the software to start, it simply didn't function until you went back to their repair shop and paid them to fix it. This actually created a rush on pre electronic tractors or gear because they could be repaired by the user, while newer gear couldn't.

That is why I pirate each and every game i legally own so they can only deny me multiplayer in most cases. Its not legal, but its morally right.

I'm not interested in watching anything mickey mouse, but now knowing it will go public domain in 2024 I can't wait to watch it then and add to the view count just to spite Disney

*Nintendo:* WE TOLD YOU THERE WERE ADVANTAGES TO CARTRIDGES OVER DISCS, BUT DID YOU LISTEN?!?!

Great video. And the public domain isn’t just about you being able to make copies and sell something, but it means you now will have access to the rereleases and remasters of old media that other entities end up putting together. Even if you don’t see yourself becoming an amateur salesmen, you’ll still benefit from the public domain as a consumer

My friends still think I’m insane because I prefer physical games to digital ones. I’ve seen too many “this service has ended” messages to buy a digital-only console

"you can't jailbreak a handheld console" the psp and 3ds hacking community:are you sure about that

This is why I have been only buying physical media the past few years. That and the fact they can edit movies you purchased and you will never know unless you rewatch it after or compare to a physical original copy. Books are also being edited and censored for wrong think, buy paper books its way more satisfying and can't be censored without your knowledge without an epic effort.

This is why I have a collection of pc and console games from the 90s and 2000s, you could actually own the full game on physical media

If i have to buy something digitally, that i can't backup in some form, and that can be lost if the console breaks/advance a generation, i honestly prefer to pirate it. I'm just old school, i don't trust this modern system of "you're buying a software that will only exist in a single hardware and can be lost by the click of a button".

Canadian Netflix is the ultimate argument for owning your damn movies on DVD or Bluray

I see a serious issue where a large company buys out another with an online platform or cloud service, and the platform gets shut down because the new parent company doesn't see it as viable.

physical releases is where the money's at, I've hardly ever touched digital and i'm keeping it that way for as long as I play games. I love me some goddamn boxes n' cartridges and discs, even throwing aside the whole argument they're just so much more fulfilling to own.

This is why the public domain needs more power/copyright needs to be shortened again. What's the point of creating stories and whatnot, if companies won't release them from an iron fist?!

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In the world of software development, if it ain't GNU, I ain't using it.

Thank you!!! We need more big RU-vidrs talking about Digital Restrictions Management and how bad it is for the average consumer.

Backing up your media and right to repair are constitutionally guarenteed.

This is a great argument for piracy.

There's already games that you cannot get under any circumstance because of issues between licencing agreements. Like _Driver: San Fransisco_ for instance.

When it comes to digital games I either get them on a DRM free platform or get them as cheap as I can.

Knowledge hub: why cloud gaming will replace your console Also knowledge hub: the true cost of digital media you own nothing

This dude sounds like he once tried to steal something from a grocery store then got supper afraid and put it back and then apologize profusely. This act gave him great fear and he hasn't tried anything ilegal since.

This becomes a bigger problem with massive conglomerate companies, where being banned while using one service affects your ability to use your other semi-related services.

You have to have "favorite things" and hobbies that are grounded in reality and won't become useless if there's an emp blast

Just pirate lol. Then you'll own all your .exe .mp3 and .mp4 files

As soon as pirating becomes more viable than paying (every company having its own stream thing so I have to pay 70 bucks a month to watch what I want legally for example) piracy will become the norm

11:30 “the odds of this happening, any of this happening, are so remotely slim…” It’s already happening mate. The most damning dystopian example I can give is DRM in VENTILATORS. There are some ventilators that require an access code in order for a part to be replaced, an access code the manufacturer only provides to their approved technicians. If the technician can’t get to your hospital, like if say, a deadly global pandemic is restricting travel, you’ll be software locked out of your perfectly usable ventilator. In a report by US Public Interest Research Group, they found that in interviews with 222 biomedical repair professionals, almost HALF reported they had been “denied access to critical repair information, parts or service keys since March [of 2020].”

Less disposable plastic crap being produced, at least. But just let people own the shit they buy regardless of the medium

True, in a technical sense, we don't own a copyrighted product. However, we still can have possession of the physical media. They can't take it from us unless they physically assault us.

I really don't "dig" the whole streaming thing, myself. I prefer the hard media (CD's DVDs). But I utterly despise what is laughably called "Capitalism" today; we're well on our way towards owning nothing while being _owned by_ the Corporations and Oligarchic financial interests that have so clearly co-opted and perverted our "Governments" into pathetic puppet shows. We're consumers first, citizens a very distant second, to be manipulated...and consumed. The more we buy-into the Internet of Things, the more easily we are tracked and jacked into buying more useless junk designed to break after x amount of time and lulled to sleep with our blinking trinkets and gee-gaws; blindly accepting the myth of unlimited economic growth. This game's gonna crash, and crash _hard._ (I'm no more against capitalism than I am against electricity; but unregulated power grids, not unlike the laissez-faire "Fuck You Jack I got MINE" Neo-liberalism we see today, tend to burn down houses, cities, nations. This is already apparent to those who have eyes to see).

Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?

i've never bought a piece of digital media in my life never plan on doing so either i just pirate it simple as

Guess I have accepted this for games but I worry about digital copies of movies and TV shows. If I buy a digital copy then my copy can go away at any time if the vendor loses their license or goes under but once I own the BluRay that can't be taken away. I think Amazon was trying to argue this recently.

With the great reset pushed by the world governments, this will extend to losing the right of ownership of physical items as well.

This idea has been around my mind a lot over the last year, totally agree

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I fear these companies, for whatever reason, will start to enforce these TOS not only individually but retroactively Imagine getting your Fridge bricked because you had it repaired in the past and GE's new TOS now contains a retroactive "No right to repair" clause or a loose "Software Tampering" clause

Me, who watched the overlord gaming not to long ago: "Ah yes, this topic again"

Jokes on you i basically pirate everything.

The annihilation of digital media won't happen overnight. It will happen gradually, one game at a time. You need only look at the 360's dwindling digital library to see where it's headed. As soon as licensing deals outweigh the profits of selling games on sale, publishers won't hesitate to pull them from the marketplace. But that console doesn't have forced DRM - newer ones do. This is a warning. Start figuring out how to preserve your games now or suffer the consequences

I could 100% see Disney locking me out of my own house because I did not pay them for Disney plus

This kind of thing makes me appreciate what I own and how I grew up. Most of my media was physical, whatever could be found in thrift stores or was getting thrown out; we didn't have much money. Even my current car is more basic, and I'm glad. I'll happily take not having a fancy entertainment system if it means Nissan won't watch over my shoulder or lock me out of my car.

Copyright law was instituted without much public objection. They did as their lobbyist told them. Break the mold . There is more then right or left. 90% of politicians are being funded by corporations

As you get older you begin to value the tangible assets you own in comparison to digital items in a virtual world.

Best example of this is the game silent hunter 5, released in 2010. I felt like playing a nostalgic game but no ubisoft decided they don't want to support this game anymore and shut the drm server down, meaning you cannot play it without pirating it, even if you bought it, it's essentially locked. And yet you can still buy it on steam just not allowed to play it even though it's single player.

These reasons you list are why i'm excited that emulation (for example) has come such a long way for so many consoles. Piracy is keeping so many games accessible that would otherwise be stranded on increasingly unreliable hardware or entirely lost to time as servers needed to acquire them legally are shuttered.

I have a switch I collect for physically for this purpose. I still have a PC and will most likely get a series S but my switch is my baby

5 years ago my TIVO suddenly refused to show HD channels! Some bullshit message would come up about the TV it was connected to not having some copyright protection system. I bought the TIVO box to watch TV with, I OWNED it, and now it was REFUSING to show HD channels! (Imagine buying a car and a few years later it suddenly and permanently refuses to go over 40mph !). Ownership used to be control: your stuff was your stuff.