i had the same shock you're displaying when i came to the us.
"what do you mean your bank own your home? what if it goes under?"
"what? you pay your car every month, are required to pay the most expensive insurance, and in the end the dealership still owns your car?"
... my guess is that in America anything that makes you pay a little less will have consumers. nobody cares about a bookcase full of old paper as you do. also i think that when the thing matures past the amateurs like EA we will see companies buying rights from other just like it happens with mortgage. apple went under with its flopped Newton watch? amazon buys all its drm licenses and continue to give you access to your media in hopes that your new purchases will come her way.
"what do you mean your bank own your home? what if it goes under?"
"what? you pay your car every month, are required to pay the most expensive insurance, and in the end the dealership still owns your car?"
... my guess is that in America anything that makes you pay a little less will have consumers. nobody cares about a bookcase full of old paper as you do. also i think that when the thing matures past the amateurs like EA we will see companies buying rights from other just like it happens with mortgage. apple went under with its flopped Newton watch? amazon buys all its drm licenses and continue to give you access to your media in hopes that your new purchases will come her way.