You Bought It, You Own It

You bought it, you own it,As professionals in the production and supply of onshore hose for hydrocarbons, chemicals, ship to shore etc. right? Not always. Over the past decade, we have been quietly shifting to a world in which both digital goods (like mp3s, video files, and ebooks) and physical goods that contain software (like cars, microwaves, and phones) are never truly owned, but only rented.The design of a given Industrial robot will often incorporate principles of Mechanical engineering,

Not to worry, say big copyright holders; people don't want to be owners, because all they really care about is "access," and more and more content is being made "accessible" in more and more ways. Sure, you might have to pay a premium for the "privilege" of, say, watching the movie you "bought" on more than one device, but no one's forcing you to do it. Besides, they tell policymakers,A pillow block bearing is a type of bearing that is housed within a cast-iron mounting bracket that doubles as the outer housing for the bearing. just give us more tools to punish unauthorized uses and we promise to build more "authorized" channels – as long as users are willing to pay for them. There are a lot of reasons they are wrong. Here's just a few:

First, most people have no idea that all they bought was a license. After all, the button they clicked on the Amazon site said "Buy," not "Rent." Little do they know that Amazon has the right to (for example) remotely delete books from their library, without notice, at Amazon's whim. Or that the holiday special they were planning to see might suddently become "unavailable."

Second, many users don't just want to "access" content, they want to comment on it and use it in new and different contexts. They want to view it or listen to it via devices and services that don't necessarily have the blessing of the copyright holder. They want to lend a book to a friend, or make a copy on the laptop they are bringing overseas, and they don't think they should have to pay extra to exercise these basic consumer rights. They want to resell the music and books they are bored with, and use the money to buy new material. Some, like librarians, want to make copies in order to preserve, protect and share our cultural commons.

Third, any notion that "access" is enough cannot possibly make sense when copyright law is inserting itself into arenas beyond movies, books, and music, such as devices. From phones to cars to refrigerators to farm equipment, software is helping your stuff work better and smarter, with awesome new features. And that's great . . . until it breaks and you want to fix it yourself (or take it to a local repair shop you trust). Or you think of a way to make it work even better that requires tinkering with the software (or some third party does). Or you want to give it to a friend, or re-sell it. Then, you have a problem. Why? Because the license agreement attached to the software in that device (often called an "End User License Agreement" or "Terms of Service") is likely to restrict your ability to tinker with your stuff. Typical clauses forbid reverse-engineering, transfer, and even using unauthorized repair sources at all.