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Re:Epic Games to Pay $245M for Tricking Users into Making Un... by vuln on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:49PM (#35172071)
> my libraries

You may have curated but you do not own your library. You purchased _access_ to said library.

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Re:Epic Games to Pay $245M for Tricking Users into Making Un... by ceejayoz on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:55PM (#35172163)
My understanding of that semantic distinction (one virtually everyone on HN holds, I'd wager) is quite clear from context, I think, or I wouldn't be worried about the scenario.
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Re:Epic Games to Pay $245M for Tricking Users into Making Un... by MagicMoonlight on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @03:51PM (#35173793)
“You purchased access to your house, you do not own it. Move along citizen.”
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