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[–] 9 points 4 months ago

Ever since the Sony BMG CD copy protection rootkit scandal, I haven't bought any Sony product, and have advised that to as many people as possible. It's not always easy, but they have proven my point quite often since then. QED once again.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    This scene did a lot for this movie.

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    [–] 70 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    If payment for a digital item doesn't confer ownership then digital piracy isn't theft.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago

    Theft is if you take something away and they lose it. This is more of a licensing issue.

    All the company is deprived of is revenue, at least that's what they think, assuming everyone downloading their content for free would otherwise pay for it.

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  • [–] 40 points 4 months ago

    Funny, they’re still on my server. Oh, right, that’s because it’s MY server. Get fucked, Sony.

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  • [–] 31 points 4 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago*

    Well... I've...

    ... never licked a spark plug

    and I've never sniffed a stinkbug

    and I've never painted daisies on a big red rubber ball

    and I've never bathed in yogurt

    and I don't look good in leggings

    and I've never been to Boston in the fall

    I uh, don't know what to tell you...

    I don't do anything.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago

    This is why you never buy a digital copy of anything unless it's a DRM free download.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago*

    I learned this lesson 25 years ago, and that’s when I stopped paying for any “content”. Rip it or lose it.

    🏴‍☠️

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago

    How many reminders are needed for people to get the picture?

    Lately we have been getting a lot of reminders but people are still not waking up.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago

    Whoever chose that pic deserves some kind of award

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    There's stores for downloadable drm free music. Still waiting for that for movies and series.

    It's certainly not a technical issue.

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