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archer9234 on 17 September 2015
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Puppyroach said:
invetedlotus123 said:

You know EU already have a ruling about this matter. They understand digital purchase as ownership, not licensing for use, so if you own the product you have the right to sell it. If it ever comes to fruition it will be due to law enforcement.

Well, my thought like I said, I own the copy, I have all the right to sell it. Imagine if Hyundai puts a lock in their car so it can't be resold, and if a person purchases it they have to pay a fee to Hyundai themselves so they can turn the car on. Or if I want buy a house that is already of someone and that were made by a construction company, I buy the house, but to get the keys to live in it I have to go to the original company that builted and pay 20,000 USD to have the keys. I think in media, mainly physical media, the same way.

This. I think that society as a whole will have to rethink how we view digital media as property. The interesting thing is that a Bluray is only just another storage device, but since we can physically hold it in our hands, we suddenly put a monetary value on its content. Has the monetary value actually changed because the digital content is on a disc and not on a harddrive?

The disc is not the value. The control over said media is. I have more control over what I do with a disc/cart, over years. VS tied to an account and inconveniance. With the reliability of the service, and hardware that has a higher rate of failure. It's my responsability to maintain it. And what I see fit. That is the control people want. And the second reason: Tangable.

I can argue this in another area. Why do people buy statues, like Amiibo. Why don't said companies make digital models and sell them on your phone/eshop/etc.? It's more convenient way, right? And you can interact with them the same way. If not, have more perks. Like have it able to animate, or talk. Yet, Amiibo's are here. The entire toy industry is still here. And not on your iPad.

Those password storing sites. Why do you feel weird or aprehensive using them? I'm not singling out the company. I'm singling out how people can break into sites, and steal information. Higher risk, than you just writing in on a paper. And or remembering it. Control for your own stuff is the key reason. Digital only (not digital optional) loses aspects of our control over our stuff. Or don't you get pissed when a show/movie is removed from netflix. When it's your fav show. And you're stuck in the middle of something, that you shouldn't be in. You just want to watch the show.