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>so people are losing access to things they've paid to "own".

They would still own the physical copy of it. Having the bonus goods that come with the thing you buy not be available forever is nothing new.



Nothing is a 'bonus' when you buy something. You paid for it, you should get it. I have never pirated a single thing in my life, but I am seriously thinking about doing it now. I have been forced to pay for the same thing many times over because the copy I 'own' doesn't transfer and it stops working. Why is it a crime if I rip a DVD I paid for but not theft if they stop providing a service that was paid for?


Where is it a crime to rip a DVD you own?


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripping#Legality

Looks like the UK, probably Canada, and maybe the US.


> Having the bonus goods that come with the thing you buy not be available forever is nothing new.

That doesn't make it OK, that just makes it a long-standing bad thing.




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