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[–] TheFrenchGhosty@lemmy.pussthecat.org 51 points 1 year ago (6 children)

iTunes is literally the same as streaming though.

You rent access to the content for as long as the platform wants.

DVD/Bluray are the solution to this... except not everything is released like that...

In the end, piracy wins... again... like it always has...

[–] jamesw@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You rent access to the content for as long as the platform wants

Yeah I've had movies I "bought" on Apple disappear and they just offer a free rental when you finally notice and complain. They expect you to download everything you buy when you buy it and sync it between devices if you want to keep it.

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