A new class action lawsuit alleges that Amazon Prime Video misleads customers by implying they own digital media they buy forever, when in fact they are only acquiring limited licenses.
There’s a new class action lawsuit against Amazon Prime Video that’s once again elevating the question of ownership in the digital age — who actually owns a movie, a song, a video game?
Buy a physical copy, like a CD or DVD, and the answer is obvious. But buy a digital copy, and the answer gets very complicated.
Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Aaron Perzanowski, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and author of the book “The End of Ownership: Personal Property in the Digital Economy” to learn about the current state of digital ownership.
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