Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agoPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1329arrow-down10
arrow-up1329arrow-down1external-linkPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netGaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agomessage-square134fedilink
minus-squareluciole (he/him)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoPublic Lending Right programs exist in 35 countries to compensate authors whose works are in libraries.
minus-squarePrunebutt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoGreat! Let’s do that for any type of media!
minus-squareRentlar@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoSome countries have a blank media fee on writable casettes, discs and hard drives that are paid to music and movie studios for this purpose.
minus-squarePrunebutt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoAnd yet: Netflix prevents me from recording any of their shows and sharing the recording with my friends and family.
Public Lending Right programs exist in 35 countries to compensate authors whose works are in libraries.
Great! Let’s do that for any type of media!
They do already.
Some countries have a blank media fee on writable casettes, discs and hard drives that are paid to music and movie studios for this purpose.
And yet: Netflix prevents me from recording any of their shows and sharing the recording with my friends and family.