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Do you actually own anything digital? (www.theregister.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How ? Please share so that people like me can learn. I've started watching Louis Rossman YouTube videos and that guy actually makes sense about how companies are treating their customers.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not the OP, but I'm buying DRM free ebooks and software only, and for every album, movie or series I purchase, I'll download a pirated copy that I add to my offline storage + backup.

If a book I want is not available without DRM, I'll buy a hardcover and a pirated copy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Also you can remove some types of DRM with DeDRM plugin for calibre.

For music, buy a record on Bandcamp to support the actual artists instead of the record label and they give you free FLAC or high quality MP3 downloads along with all physical media. Otherwise pirate the album for a digital copy and buy the physical in a store.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pirate stuff. That's the easiest way to make sure you own it

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Even if you buy it(which I do support more and more), pirate it. We're at a point where it's just far easier to use the pirated versions of a lot of digital items and you also don't have to worry about someone "taking it back" afterwards.