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Originally Posted by Blossom
Because you don't own those files according to law.
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That's typically the case with music as well, but people still do it.
Let's assume someone downloads a DRM-free file to their computer, and the licensing terms change later on (assuming the original license terms allow for that), and remove that as an option. How do you enforce the new terms with all the users who have already downloaded a file and uploaded it to a number of devices? Why would you even bother to spend the time and effort to try?
DRM-free means I can use it as I see fit as long as I am the only one using it. That sounds a lot like exclusive ownership to me. In fact, licensing terms can call it what they want, but the practical reality is the same as if I own the file. Everything else, is semantics.