Digital licensing and ownership has been discussed in the past a lot, back then it was therotical. But its interesting to revisit the discussion in more modern times with the new ecosystems which have become common place.
Ok fair enough it’s from Torrentfreak but still interesting a read.
The digital world has made it much easier to buy and consume entertainment.
Whether it’s a movie, music track, or book, a shiny “buy now” button is usually just a few keystrokes away.
Millions of people have now replaced their physical media collections for digital ones, often stored in the cloud. While that can be rather convenient, it comes with restrictions that are unheard of offline.
This is best illustrated by an analogy I read a few years ago in a research paper by Aaron Perzanowski and Chris Jay Hoofnagle, titled: “What We Buy When We Buy Now.”
