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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think that a step in the actual right direction would be forcing platforms to give people actual ownership of what they pay for. If they have a licensing issue and want to pull the game, they can stop new sales, but they shouldn't be allowed to make it unavailable to people who've already paid unless the entire company is going under and the store is shutting down (and even then, they should be forced to provide non-DRM downloads).

[–] repungnant_canary 4 points 1 month ago

Yep, the step forward would be to regulate licensing in a consumer-friendly way. Not going back to buying every song or album separately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago