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@gamingonlinux it should be illegal, punishable by a painful death. If you call it a purchase, your button says "buy" or anything of that sort, it shouldn't matter what your licenses say - those mean something to users. If you want to do this, you need to say Your Rental, Rent Now, etc. 8 comments
@alpha1beta @gamingonlinux "Limited license to watch for an indeterminate period of time" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.  @alpha1beta @gamingonlinux maybe the FTC should get involved? At least in the USA they could do something. @hub @gamingonlinux maybe by 2030 they'll figure it out and slap them with a small fine. We need an FTC with balls and an attitude problem @alpha1beta @gamingonlinux I found it had more than anything up here (Canada). Maybe the EU will strike first. @hub @gamingonlinux I'd bet on the EU. And I'll bet they'll mandate clear labeling eventually - this is a rental with unknown end date, not a purchase, the minimum they can do is say so, and give a minimal timeframe (our contract with X lasts for 4 more years). It should also require a price difference of a rental vs a similar purchase - if I can buy a DVD or rent a stream for the same price, that's wrong. The stream costs them less and a rental should always be cheaper. @hub @alpha1beta @gamingonlinux @gamingonlinux worse, they are literally stealing and then Warner Bros is getting a tax break on this shit! |
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@gamingonlinux It's theft, at scale.