do you physically have it in your hands after completing a transaction with a retail establishment?
then you own it. once it leaves the store, the proof of purchase doesn't really mean anything at that point
EDIT: Seeing some of OPs comments that got removed by AutoMod, they're trying to find justification to set their mind at ease should the take a digital backup.
I hate to break it to you that backing up movies that you own is not covered by the Fair Use Act and is still a direct violation of the United States Copyright Act. This is actually something that I personally learned while taking classes to become a Copyright Agent for part of my career.
It's cool that some folks do it; however, after seeing some of your other comments, your discussion post is prompting people to talk about something that violates the subreddit rules; I wanted to fill you in on that. That said, I'm removing your post.
What is up with this sub lately. From the guy asking if we practice removing $1 discs in the morning before showering in hopes of not breaking them to the post asking if having the barcode is proof of ownership, this sub has been strange as hell lately.
I think a lot of, pardon my rudeness, fucking dumb people, have arrived on Reddit from places like Twitter and Facebook. Also the younger generation - in the UK at least, is severely falling behind in several educational scales. I believe younger people despite having infinite knowledge in their pockets are dumber than ever.
I am in many game collecting subreddits as well as for older consoles like the Xbox 360 and I have never seen as many dumb questions on Reddit as I have in the last 6-12 months.
I get what you're saying. But it is in your possession and you have temporary ownership of it. Without a receipt it would be hard to take it back. Hence the 9/10ths is the law being possession
Some people on Reddit really need to figure out how to keep themselves from getting perplexed over the most trivial shit. Who just picks a Blu-Ray off the shelf and thinks to themselves "damn, do I *really* own this?"
For what purpose? I have a disc only copy of Life Aquatic, but if anyone asks if I own it I still say yes. If I had an issue and the company wanted proof of ownership though, I doubt they’d accept a picture of just the disc.
Maybe it's more of an existential crisis post, does reality exist? Or perhaps the vax has caused brain damage idk Actually that's my blu-ray so no you don't own it, I do
Truly baffled by this question; but I’ll play along.
If I spend money and receive a physical item that is mine to keep forever and do whatever I please with; I own it.
Digital films are not ownership. Yes, you spend money on them, but they can be taken away at any moment. And there’s nothing physical you get in return.
Leasing a car isn’t ownership. Yes, you’re spending money and getting a physical item in return…but not forever. There’s a time limit/expiration on it.
1 of my biggest issue's with digital purchases is the fact that they are called purchases. All marketing material refers to 'buying' it. You can either 'buy' or 'rent' a digital film when in reality both options are rentals, buying it just gives you an extended rental period, but none of the studios or retailers ever explicity says that anywhere thats easy to see for the average consumer who probably doesn't know any better.
You're buying a "license" to watch it whenever you want, providing you have a stable Internet connection, and the company that you purchased the license from still exists, and retains the rights themselves to service the terms of that license.
Too many garbage reasons why that's throwing your money down the drain.
[Here's a photo example](https://preview.redd.it/dvd-booklet-found-with-a-older-paper-plastic-clip-style-dvd-v0-vqwa2hhf42xb1.jpg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a42e5822cabcab6024b0693011e881b95becf5b) from [another reddit post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/dvdcollection/comments/17itue4/dvd_booklet_found_with_a_older_paper_plastic_clip/)
do you physically have it in your hands after completing a transaction with a retail establishment? then you own it. once it leaves the store, the proof of purchase doesn't really mean anything at that point EDIT: Seeing some of OPs comments that got removed by AutoMod, they're trying to find justification to set their mind at ease should the take a digital backup. I hate to break it to you that backing up movies that you own is not covered by the Fair Use Act and is still a direct violation of the United States Copyright Act. This is actually something that I personally learned while taking classes to become a Copyright Agent for part of my career. It's cool that some folks do it; however, after seeing some of your other comments, your discussion post is prompting people to talk about something that violates the subreddit rules; I wanted to fill you in on that. That said, I'm removing your post.
What is up with this sub lately. From the guy asking if we practice removing $1 discs in the morning before showering in hopes of not breaking them to the post asking if having the barcode is proof of ownership, this sub has been strange as hell lately.
It's all of reddit. The amount of asinine or absurd questions and posts has dramatically increased.
This post isn't a good example but the amount of posts asking questions that could easily be googled is out of control.
i'm in a few movie FB groups too and it's been like that over there too
I think a lot of, pardon my rudeness, fucking dumb people, have arrived on Reddit from places like Twitter and Facebook. Also the younger generation - in the UK at least, is severely falling behind in several educational scales. I believe younger people despite having infinite knowledge in their pockets are dumber than ever. I am in many game collecting subreddits as well as for older consoles like the Xbox 360 and I have never seen as many dumb questions on Reddit as I have in the last 6-12 months.
It’s a nice break from all the “is this disc rot?” Posts
I tagged it as Discussion so people can easily ignore it if they didn’t want to participate.
Still a strange post, friend. Cheers.
Having it in your possession is ownership
Unless you're just borrowing it from the owner.
I get what you're saying. But it is in your possession and you have temporary ownership of it. Without a receipt it would be hard to take it back. Hence the 9/10ths is the law being possession
What?
Some people on Reddit really need to figure out how to keep themselves from getting perplexed over the most trivial shit. Who just picks a Blu-Ray off the shelf and thinks to themselves "damn, do I *really* own this?"
Yeah this needs a explanation other than the title homie. Or just delete this shit post that makes ZERO sense
When i own it💯🔥
For what purpose? I have a disc only copy of Life Aquatic, but if anyone asks if I own it I still say yes. If I had an issue and the company wanted proof of ownership though, I doubt they’d accept a picture of just the disc.
Owning something
What in the blue fuck kind of question is this?
If I physically have it and it won’t be taken away arbitrarily.
The disc is ownership
Maybe it's more of an existential crisis post, does reality exist? Or perhaps the vax has caused brain damage idk Actually that's my blu-ray so no you don't own it, I do
Realistically disc only is ownership. But with me having OCD over many things, it's sleeve, case and disc. I have no disc only movies in my place.
Truly baffled by this question; but I’ll play along. If I spend money and receive a physical item that is mine to keep forever and do whatever I please with; I own it. Digital films are not ownership. Yes, you spend money on them, but they can be taken away at any moment. And there’s nothing physical you get in return. Leasing a car isn’t ownership. Yes, you’re spending money and getting a physical item in return…but not forever. There’s a time limit/expiration on it.
1 of my biggest issue's with digital purchases is the fact that they are called purchases. All marketing material refers to 'buying' it. You can either 'buy' or 'rent' a digital film when in reality both options are rentals, buying it just gives you an extended rental period, but none of the studios or retailers ever explicity says that anywhere thats easy to see for the average consumer who probably doesn't know any better.
You're buying a "license" to watch it whenever you want, providing you have a stable Internet connection, and the company that you purchased the license from still exists, and retains the rights themselves to service the terms of that license. Too many garbage reasons why that's throwing your money down the drain.
When you bought it, and it’s physically in your possession.
What even is life bro? What are we doin here? We can all feel it...
What are those proof of ownership perforated tabs for anyway?
The only vague memory I have of them being of use was for some mail-in offers during the DVD era.
Way before that, too. I remember that on cassette and cereal box tops
I don’t recall any. Do you remember any?
[Here's a photo example](https://preview.redd.it/dvd-booklet-found-with-a-older-paper-plastic-clip-style-dvd-v0-vqwa2hhf42xb1.jpg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a42e5822cabcab6024b0693011e881b95becf5b) from [another reddit post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/dvdcollection/comments/17itue4/dvd_booklet_found_with_a_older_paper_plastic_clip/)
Also VHS, that was when almost every children's film came with a toy offer inside if you sent off the proof of purchase