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[–] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's interesting how we jumped from owning physical media to "buying" permission to stream the file through the cloud.

Is there no service for people who are willing to pay for a downloadable, DRM-free copy of the file? It might be a bit niche, but it could at least make more than the $0 they make on each pirated copy.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    There are a few authors and musicians who do things like that, selling things DRM-free on their own site. But, the US "content" industry is a handful of mega companies who are doing everything possible to maximize copyright so they can lock up and control as much stuff as possible.

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