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by Tichy 5311 days ago
You don't really own songs you buy on iTunes, either. Try reselling them...
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Your definition of ownership is outdated. (I’m also not sure what you are responding to.)
Weird, my comment really seems to be attached to the wrong parent. Sorry about that.

If you mean my definition is outdated, you mean that there is no such thing as ownership in the future anymore? Ownership is outdated?

With the music I buy in the iTMS I can do most of the things I can do with a CD I buy in a store somewhere. Some things I can’t do. That’s all. It’s not dramatic.
So you don't really own songs you buy on iTunes the same way you own CDs.
So then you don’t.

Does it matter, though? I don’t think so. It’s pretty clear what you can and cannot do as compared to CDs. It’s a non-issue.

Ah, the new, up-to-date definition of ownership: it's almost like the old ownership, and it's pretty clear what you can and cannot do. It's not dramatic, it's a non-issue, just don't hold it that way and everything will work.