Sony has said it will no longer delete Discovery content from PlayStation libraries following fan backlash. In a statem…
If buying is not owning, piracy is not stealing.
Piracy was never stealing. Piracy is copyright infringement, and copyright is completely broken since they keep extending it to avoid media moving into the public domain.
Uhm, it says it reached a new agreement with WB that makes the bought content available, "“for at least the next 30 months”.
When that license expires and the PR winds are right, they’ll remove it permanently.
You still didn’t buy what you bought.
Just cause you paid for something doesn’t mean it’ll be on their servers forever.
The concept of ‘buy’ is nebulous when it’s something you can’t hold in your hands.
No, buy means you own it. If they mean license, they should put that on the button instead of “buy.”
I don’t think anyone expects them to leave it on their servers forever, but there should be a way for customers to move those purchased products to another system (like a personal computer) for backup.
That would be okay if I could like have my own copy hosted by myself or stored. Like a DVD or BluRay. But it’s not the case.
I feel like they shouldn’t be legally allowed to call it a buy but an indefinite rent or some other naming if you cannot store your copy or ensure I will be able to access it always.