5th December 2023, 8:54 PM
Oh man. If they start doing the same to games, I'll flip my lid. As it is, this is just television content, right?
Hate to say it, but I think from now on, I'm going to have to stick to physical media, just to be safe. Swapping discs is a big pain in the ass but I'm too old to have to worry about corporations stealing the products I paid for. Technically they can put a stop to that too, but at least for something like blu rays (they still make those, right?) I won't have to worry about Amazon shrugging and saying "oh yeah, we sold the rights to your Boondocks episodes to this other streaming service, you have to go give them money for them now". There should be laws against that.
You know what really drives me bugshit? The idea that a company can "own" art, and that they must be paid to license it out for distribution. They need nothing more than a piece of paper to legally compel a third party to pay them exorbitant fees to allow an audience to experience art that they had no hand in creating. It requires no creativity or productivity, just money. The idea is practically as idiotic as the concept of NFTs. Actors, directors, production crew, etc were responsible for the creation of film/TV, as were the production company as investors. Any future royalties should go to them, and them only.
Hate to say it, but I think from now on, I'm going to have to stick to physical media, just to be safe. Swapping discs is a big pain in the ass but I'm too old to have to worry about corporations stealing the products I paid for. Technically they can put a stop to that too, but at least for something like blu rays (they still make those, right?) I won't have to worry about Amazon shrugging and saying "oh yeah, we sold the rights to your Boondocks episodes to this other streaming service, you have to go give them money for them now". There should be laws against that.
You know what really drives me bugshit? The idea that a company can "own" art, and that they must be paid to license it out for distribution. They need nothing more than a piece of paper to legally compel a third party to pay them exorbitant fees to allow an audience to experience art that they had no hand in creating. It requires no creativity or productivity, just money. The idea is practically as idiotic as the concept of NFTs. Actors, directors, production crew, etc were responsible for the creation of film/TV, as were the production company as investors. Any future royalties should go to them, and them only.