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Do you know every law in your country / state / province? Honestly you’re going to be ignorant of some law, somewhere, especially laws you’ve never heard of or thought of as a concept.
This is part of what mens rea was supposed to address, but I guess everyone likes to prosecute for the sake of being punitive.
I mean, except it’s not a conspiracy. The death of physical media is an actual tragedy because digital media is nowhere near as free.
It’s to the point where much of the media I love is actually not available legally and officially for physical ownership, in some cases becoming actual lost media physically, and not available for purchase or even download anymore.
Companies absolutely want to control the consumption of media in more restrictive ways that they can control, it’s not a conspiracy, it’s the actual truth.
DRM, always online, digital only, subscription services - they are all designed to remove you further and further from being an owner.
Everything from video games, music, movies…all entertainment media is moving in this direction and it’s an actual tragedy.