_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 months agoWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?message-squaremessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1517arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1491arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square123fedilinkfile-text
this contradiction always confused me. either way the official company is “losing a sale” and not getting the money, right?
minus-squareJokeDeitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoPretty sure they tried to prevent the sharing and reselling of CDs at one point.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoLook up the history of DIVX DVDs. Not to be confused with the DivX video codec.
Pretty sure they tried to prevent the sharing and reselling of CDs at one point.
Look up the history of DIVX DVDs. Not to be confused with the DivX video codec.