re: The importance of owning physical (and digital) media when possible

Original post at space • time • tech by Jake. I've been sitting on this post for weeks, but thought it was time to share now. The fragile nature of digital media has been in the news quite a bit recently, and the physical vs. digital debate is as old as...well I'm not sure, but at least since the late 90s and Napster vs. The Music Industry. Here are two of the latest articles, both about Sony: -- Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy - Ars Technica -- Sony to end disc production for new games on PlayStation consoles - The Mainichi The first article is—unfortunately—normal at this point. Video streaming services pull content all the time, and most recently in February 2025, Amazon removed your ability to download previous eBook purchases (I hope you downloaded yours to Calibre!). The long and short of it is, as pointed out by nearly everyone else who has talked about the subject, when you shell out $35.99 for the digital version of a movie,…