• grue@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Forcing my computer to display ads infringes on my actual property rights as owner of the machine.

    It’s beyond the pale that we’re even contemplating letting Imaginary Property “rights” (read: temporary privileges) trump actual property rights, let alone actually doing it.

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      3 months ago

      my actual property rights as owner of the machine

      Very poor choice of words

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        3 months ago

        Why? Do you think I’m not the one who owns my computer? Do you think computers aren’t property? Defend your position; explain what you mean.

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          My point is companies would love if you didn’t own your own computer and I wouldn’t be surprised if they got some legislation through to let them license it that way.

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            3 months ago

            How is accurately framing their tyrannical feudalistic scheming a poor choice of words on my part?