Do you actually own anything digital?

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• Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It depends on how you acquired it. Nobody can take the license for your pirated, modded fallout. Literally buy it anywhere but itch.io? You probably don’t.

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  • TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You own most GOG games, too

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    • Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How is GOG? I haven’t used it and have heard noth sides. Owning it alone makes it worth looking at.

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• MeanEYE@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a very complex answer, but in short, no. You don’t own anything.

  Even if you buy a CD or record you own the medium and the right to reproduce the content, but you don’t own the content itself. Hence why it’s illegal to make copies or commercially reproduce content. Same thing with electronic devices. You might own the hardware itself, but design of it is copyrighted and software you only get the permission to use.

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• Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t own my digital media but nobody is taking it away from me 😎👉

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• cheese_greater@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Only if its still there and you can use it entirely when internet goes bye-bye forever

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• 601error@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I own lots of content, because I created it myself.

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  • NarrativeBear@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Even then, do you truly own anything?

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    • dutchkimble@lemy.lol ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What even is the point, as all we are is but dust in the sands of time

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• Synthead@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I do.

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• TheDeepState@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Do you?

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• lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think it depends on the definition of own, if it can be sold to someone else who will then own it. If it doesn’t have value like that, then it is just something you have, like pocket lint.

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• RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Definitely not my car. And if I can help it, it’s going to stay that way.

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