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This community's stance on physical media ownership? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I might be asking a rhetorical question here but I was curious as to the overall consensus on physical media. Do support it because, unlike streaming, media can't take away what you've payed for? or are you against because it's a waste of money when you can "acquire" it through "alternative means?" I'm also thinking about getting a 4K Blu Ray player for when my wife and I get a new place; preferably one that can also play self hosted media. What do you guys think?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I will happily buy anything that I can own. I pirate as a last resort, and often pay for streaming services for anything I pirate to ensure that artists get their money. Ownership and quality are important though. For example, I pay for 4k on netflix. I am lucky to get 720p even though I have a 400mbs internet connection. So I torrent to get the quality that I already paid for. I also pay Tidal every month for music, but it wont work half the time where there is no signal or where my connection isnt perfect, so I keep a local copy of everything as well.

I am in no way averse to paying for something even if it isnt physical so long as I get value from it. I'm averse to being lied to about what I am paying for and not recieving what I paid for. Furthermore, if I pay to own something, it is an absolute must that I have a physical copy that cannot be tampered with or disabled by an external entity. Anything else is not ownership. If a company says own this through our servers, I consider that false marketing and a direct lie to scam me.