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‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be able to access the films and TV shows they had bought. *

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[–] skittlebrau@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Another thing to add - these services can’t use the word ‘buy’ because that implies ownership. They should be forced to use a word like ‘rent’.

[–] experbia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I always thought it should be "unlock", because that's more what is happening. you're not buying it, renting has a connotation of a fixed term ownership time, but unlock describes the action.. they've had the movie the whole time sitting there, probably in a CDN near your home already, but you're not allowed to see it until you pony up. it's locked away.

[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Oh for sure. All of this is clearly a situation where the law is slow to catch up.