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Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no

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[–] jordanlund 42 points 11 months ago (13 children)

Can it be taken from you, at any time, for any reason or no reason at all?

If yes, then you don't own it.

[–] Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug 17 points 11 months ago (12 children)

I mean, that technically applies to everything. The government can seize your land, the police are in the news every few days for straight up taking money out of people's homes and vehicles and shooting dogs, robbery is still a living profession, etc

There's really not a lot that sentence doesn't apply to, if anything at all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Can the US government cease my land?

[–] AlataOrange 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes, imminent domain. You don't own land you only lease it from the government.

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