The MPAA and RIAA find it unreasonable that you should expect perpetual access to movies and music that you have purchased. I say they’re nuts.
No other product or service providers are held to such lofty standards. No one expects computers or other electronics devices to work properly in perpetuity, and there is no reason that any particular mode of distributing copyrighted works should be required to do so.”
This is the part I particularly like. He compares apples and oranges and leaves the glaring comparison of apples to apples untouched. Like the 50 year old books, 18 year old CDs, 15 year old DVDs I have on my shelf. You see, I expect perpetual access to “creative works” because THAT’S WHAT I’VE ALWAYS HAD.
and people wonder why I still prefer to buy an actual CD/DVD rather than simply downloading it…I prefer to actually have it and they would have to physically come and take it if they wanted it back.