Print this and tape it to the wall over your BitTorrent box:

> If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing

https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill

Recently, people who "purchased" Discovery shows years ago on the Playstation store had the deal altered. Sony/Discovery kept their money and removed their access to the products they "purchased" -- Sony's word for it.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/playstation-is-erasing-1318-seasons-of-discovery-shows-from-customer-libraries/

So, fuck them all.

Pay creators directly for content when you can. Everything else is fair game.

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If you really want it, and want to pay for it too, buy a physical copy. I'm going back to DVD for anything controversial or classics that may disappear. Picked up this box set of Lethal Weapon for $13 Aud.

It is like this for every single thing....

Ask yourself if you own your car or your house...