10 stories tagged digital-ownership, newest first.
161 points by DeepLogin | 90 comments
Press release from Rep. Ritchie Torres announcing the Power to the Players Act, legislation meant to ensure gamers actually own the video games they buy.
44 points by beardyw | 44 comments
Guardian article on people returning to CDs, DVDs and vinyl to escape streaming algorithms, protect data, support artists and keep control of their choices.
364 points by haunter | 121 comments
Consumer Rights Wiki article on a California lawsuit alleging Sony's PlayStation Store misleads buyers into thinking they own digital games rather than licensing them.
558 points by nekusar | 340 comments
Techdirt article reporting that Sony removed more purchased movies from PlayStation Store users' accounts, highlighting the problem of digital purchases being revocable licenses.
594 points by popcar2 | 452 comments
A blog post arguing that the debate over physical versus digital games is really about ownership, prompted by PlayStation ending disc production for new games.
480 points by bilsbie | 210 comments
Reclaim The Net article reporting that Sony is removing 551 StudioCanal movies that PlayStation owners had purchased, raising digital ownership concerns.
463 points by cemdervis | 315 comments
An essay page titled "If You Can't Hold It, You Don't Own It" arguing for physical media over revocable digital licenses, with points tagged by DRM, removal, censorship, and pricing.
405 points by DavideNL | 275 comments
Blog post from The eBook Reader reporting that Amazon now openly states Kindle eBook purchases are licenses to view content rather than ownership.
470 points by nickthegreek | 243 comments
Ars Technica article on Sony shutting down Funimation and erasing digital copies bundled with DVDs that were promised to be available forever, as it merges into Crunchyroll.
1007 points by jay_kyburz | 473 comments
Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic blog post arguing that if buying digital media isn't owning it, then piracy isn't stealing.