▲ 157 ▼ PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For (kotaku.com) submitted 2 years ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (4 children) Correct. It's just a lot harder to revoke on physical media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echo64@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's not just harder. It's impossible. Physical media is yours, and the license to view is not revocable. You do own the media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many games have online DRM, so even if you have them on disk, one day they will stop working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] echo64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Only on PC. And pc games don't really have physical releases. On console this isn't a thing unless the game requires an online server because it's a multiplayer game permalink fedilink source parent [–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (Within the limits of IP laws. In some countries, making a personal backup of a DVD is an illegal act. Breaking DRM to do so may be a separate illegal act, again depending on jurisdiction. Neither is immoral of course, but that doesn't stop lawmakers and judges from kissing the slimy boots of corporate lobbyists.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echo64@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's not just harder. It's impossible. Physical media is yours, and the license to view is not revocable. You do own the media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many games have online DRM, so even if you have them on disk, one day they will stop working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] echo64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Only on PC. And pc games don't really have physical releases. On console this isn't a thing unless the game requires an online server because it's a multiplayer game permalink fedilink source parent [–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (Within the limits of IP laws. In some countries, making a personal backup of a DVD is an illegal act. Breaking DRM to do so may be a separate illegal act, again depending on jurisdiction. Neither is immoral of course, but that doesn't stop lawmakers and judges from kissing the slimy boots of corporate lobbyists.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many games have online DRM, so even if you have them on disk, one day they will stop working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] echo64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Only on PC. And pc games don't really have physical releases. On console this isn't a thing unless the game requires an online server because it's a multiplayer game permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echo64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Only on PC. And pc games don't really have physical releases. On console this isn't a thing unless the game requires an online server because it's a multiplayer game permalink fedilink source parent
[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (Within the limits of IP laws. In some countries, making a personal backup of a DVD is an illegal act. Breaking DRM to do so may be a separate illegal act, again depending on jurisdiction. Neither is immoral of course, but that doesn't stop lawmakers and judges from kissing the slimy boots of corporate lobbyists.) permalink fedilink source parent