_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 months agoWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?message-squaremessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1515arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1489arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square123fedilinkfile-text
this contradiction always confused me. either way the official company is “losing a sale” and not getting the money, right?
minus-squareBolexForSoup@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoThat is no different with CDs, DVDs, etc. It’s written on all of them. It’s a limited license, which is why you can’t host screenings and charge people with your physical media.
That is no different with CDs, DVDs, etc. It’s written on all of them. It’s a limited license, which is why you can’t host screenings and charge people with your physical media.