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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, if you bought a DVD licensed by Sony, can they now legally enter your house and take your DVD?

Or can Sony have some sort of DRM that prevents the DVD from playing when Sony loses the license agreement?

I'm just trying to reconcile how digital purchases can be subject to license terms changes, while a DVD apparently can't be.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"Buy" implies nothing beyond the exchange of goods or services for currency.

I can buy a ticket for a boat ride. I can buy airtime on a radio station. I can buy intellectual property rights.

Know what you're buying before you press the button.

Corporations suck but you can't blame them for everything.