• dub@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Is this for movies? Because you can always just buy the DVD lol. Then you would own it

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      1 year ago

      Even then, your rights are limited. You can’t show it publicly, or make a copy except for personal backup, for instance.

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          I used to think this was unlikely to happen, and didn’t like how fragmented streaming services were… And I don’t watch enough TVs/movies to justify one or more subscription services.

          So I’d just buy everything on YouTube. Figured I’d only buy it once so I paid extra for the 1080p. Then they decided to stop supporting anything over 480p on browsers that aren’t Safari. Watching 480p movies is a joke.

          Apparently you’re only allowed 720p/1080p on phones/tablets (lol at watching a movie that small), smart TVs (why would I own a TV with this little TV consumption) or Safari (lol Macs).

          I don’t even know what to do at this point. Go back to collecting DVDs? Think I’m just done watching movies.

    • RCMaehl [Any]@lemmy.world
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      No, it’s the fact you don’t own a digital game. You are only licensed. This applies to steam games too.

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        Ah i see. Good point then. Shame we won’t have the same kind of retro gaming scene as we do now in the future

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      No, you don’t own the movie. You own the 2 cent piece of plastic it’s on but the movie itself is licensed, not owned. The piece of plastic is basically your license key, nothing more.

    • maeries@feddit.de
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      No. Some things are streaming exclusive. Like Stranger Things and Glass Onion