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Purchasing a license is not the same as purchasing the thing, and everyone knows that. It’s not 1997 anymore.

Whether they have an enforceable claim to access the content depends on the terms of their license, and while I haven’t read it I think we all know they won’t.



Purchasing a rent license! Yay for newspeak. Rent is rent, purchase is purchase.

Hey, we ended contract with the store were you bought your DVDs. Please return them.


Please, please let me know before you fly next. I cannot wait to hear you explain to the gate agent that you purchased a ticket so legally the plane is now yours.


The better example would be when I'm kicked out from am over-sold flight.

The difference would be that airlines usually make up for it. Meanwhile in this case „purchased“ stuff is gone for good. No refunds or transfer of purchases to Warner's platform.


This is a really great example of trying to use outrage to distract from the fact that you’re not addressing the point you’re allegedly replying to.

You got stuck because you didn’t understand the implications of the original hot take you had. It’s ok, it happens.


I’m still addressing the same point. You purchase something and then it’s taken away from you without any sort of compensation.


You are willfully ignoring the part you don’t like and hoping it will go away.




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