Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1770arrow-down112cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1758arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square179fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareKissaki@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months ago because rights that can be taken away on a whim are no rights at all They’re rights to temporary access. A contacted temporary right. I agree with your main point that it’s not ownership though.
minus-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoWhat you’re talking about is being allowed to use something or being tolerated, that’s different from having a right. A temporary right is a real right for a specified time frame, but here it would just be “until I decide you don’t”.
They’re rights to temporary access. A contacted temporary right.
I agree with your main point that it’s not ownership though.
What you’re talking about is being allowed to use something or being tolerated, that’s different from having a right. A temporary right is a real right for a specified time frame, but here it would just be “until I decide you don’t”.