Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/25939068
I thought Libation merely broke the TOS, not violated the law (UK). Doesn’t matter, I’m on a different vendor now.
even IF you buy DRM free items it can still be taken away.
Source: “Sick Boi” by Ren on BandCamp got taken out of my library, should be in the #2 spot
bandcamp (DRM free)
Spotify (not DRM free)
I understand it is a copyright thing (even though the artist did literally nothing wrong) but still! It fits the flowchart in the meme.
That sucks and all, but to be fair this is entirely on you. They sold you a DRM-Free file and you chose to not actually use it and to rely on their servers which you have no control over. This isn’t a “DRM Free” issue.
Personal ownership means you take personal responsibility for it.
It fits the exact thing the comic shows. The comic said DRM free is the solution. I am showing that it is not immune to the same issues that DRM content has.
you chose to not actually use it
my hard drive broke. I had it downloaded and went to go redownload it
Also they advertise the app as streaming.
This isn’t a “DRM Free” issue.
that’s what I was pointing out, that BandCamp has the same issues.
Overall I agree though, it is kinda on me to not have my download backed up.
On Bandcamp you could have downloaded the files, the song could still be playable and you would still own it. DRM-free just allows you to download stuff so that if anything changes in the future you still have the original available, anything hosted can be changed at any time in order to stay out of trouble as a site owner. It still sucks that this is happening though
This shows us that the entire (modern) concept of buying digital goods is flawed
Of course it’s real. This is maybe one of the least shocking beliefs from a webcomic like xkcd ever. Like 1/5 of all the comics are about hacker culture or Linux.
Okay but programing or Unix jokes are whole different cake than openly admitting piracy unless you’re Meta.
Fuck yeah Randall is based af.
