Re:Yes, People Still Buy Books
by noahbergamasco on Thursday May 02, 2024 @10:52AM
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It does make you question our over-reliance on the digital format. What happens if/when access is controlled or restricted?
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Not throwing shade on you, but I hate the term “digital” to describe DRM’d content.
There are plenty of unencumbered digital formats distributed physically that are unrestrictable. Red Book CDs/CD-ROMs, DVDs/DVD-ROMs, and to a certain extend Blu-ray/BD-ROMs (and lesser extent, but still possible UHD Blu-ray). At conventions indie devs sell digital copies of their games on flash drives.
There’s nothing wrong with digital media (defined literally). While I like physical copies, even file based digital media is mostly OK. The problem is DRM’d media regardless of how it’s distributed.