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Yes, you are actually pirating it lol.
Removal/revocation without violation of terms of service is bogus, but you enjoy a product without contributing a share of the cost to develop or keep developing. Getting gouged is absolutely aggravating and consumers are being taken advantage of, but we all have the option of not buying.
I can also see reasonable situations for removing content, but not "just because" and certainly not indefinitely for everyone.
Idk man.. I feel like if I pay ~$40 for a digital item.. I should have the same rights with it as the physical copy.
If a digital market place sells me the item... I should be able to return to that market place and redownload it. Basically once they sell it.. they are obligated to host the files.
Or as an alternative ... I get 1 download of a drm free product. And everything after that is rebuy.
This sell it for $40 and then it's gone off your game system or out of your account I think is shit business practice.
Streaming services can do what they want with their content.. because you're paying x money a month to access it.. that's the assumed behavior. Digital products advertised as "buy it on digital" should behave as items purchased and owned by the end user.
Maybe that's just me being pro consumer...
That's the whole problem - you don't. Your feelings are irrelevant. If you want that, you need to demand it, and refuse to do business with those who will not provide it. Of course they won't, so just stop buying digital copies, keep physical media alive.
That's the only way forward honestly.
We have to return to physical media. Tho I fear it's too late.