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by yurishimo 9 days ago
> You pay now the price of a single DVD, for a whole extensive catalogue of content.

You pay that amount for access to said catalogue of content for a single month. If you bought the DVD, it would work for years/decades to come (assuming no manufacturing defects) plus you'd be well within your rights to make a digital copy of that DVD for your private collection.

Sure, you probably only watched that DVD 1-3 times, but that's not the point. The point is you bought it and that gives you certain rights that are now totally absent from a digital first media consumption reference point.

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Even if you only watch the DVD 1-3 times you also have the right to resell it.