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Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by flop_leash_973 to c/technology
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Oh look, Sony revoking more licenses for video content that people "bought".

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Piracy isn't stealing, the same way riding the subway without a ticket isn't stealing.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Riding the subway without a ticket would be called, in many jurisdictions, theft of services

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

It’s nice that they made the distinction between regular theft and theft of services. The harm associated with them isn’t the same, so it would make sense to treat them differently. However, I still think that describing free-riding as a theft of any kind is a bit too harsh.