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The double-facedness pisses me off:

When it's digital, you're only buying the right to watch something, not to own your copy.

When it's physical, you're only buying your copy, not the right to watch it indefinitely.

The odds are always slanted to favor Hollywood: they get to make you pay to watch the same title every time the viewing technology changes (VHS -> DVD -> digital), but also use the specter of piracy to curtail your rights with what you did buy.



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