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Do you actually own anything digital? (www.theregister.com)
submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no

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[–] menemen@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Nah, you can buy it legally and break the drm illegally. That is what someone I know very well does with my, ahm, their ebooks.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Removing DRM from content you bought is actually legal

What's illegal is doing so for the purposes of sharing whatever was DRM'd in the first place

Not that it stops me

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

It depends on the jurisdiction. Removal is illegal in some countries