this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2023
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And you "own" it only as long as they deem it. https://nofilmschool.com/warner-bros-deleting-purchased-digital-content
This seems like reverse piracy
"We own everything", basically. All they want is for them to control how everyone else does things.
Also, a hearty "fuck you" to all those folks out there (I've run into them before) who claim that publishers should get to have absolute control over how consumers use stuff they put out.