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In reply to the discussion: The Ownership Society in the Digital Age. [View all]hunter
(38,310 posts)7. I'm doing my best not to support this renewal of feudalism.
I use open source and other free software, specifically Debian and its derivatives.
I read books I download from http://www.gutenberg.org and other public domain or Creative Commons sorts of projects.
I buy art and music directly from the artists.
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K&R! We don't even have representative government anymore. We cannot compete with the wash
Dustlawyer
Dec 2012
#9
Much fuming against copyright written by people who never create desirable music or art or fiction.
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2012
#13
I agree with you that you should be able to resell or give away your copy. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2012
#32
kr. back in the 90s i read some business exec type laying out exactly this as a business plan.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#14
i meant renting everything & owning nothing outright. sorry you couldn't grasp that.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#18
Home ownership & car ownership have bit something of an illusion for quite a while.
limpyhobbler
Dec 2012
#20