There’s no way to prove you don’t own it at this point, as you’re not required to keep records beyond a certain point (depends on jurisdiction) and creating backups of owned media is lawful.
Let’s say I bought a book. A real hardcover copy of Harry potter and the fucking scarecrow (again).
Do I own it?
I own the physical media, the author or publisher can’t stop my from reading it, or even reading it out loud to a crowd of people. They can’t remotely delete the pages either.
I don’t own the copyrighted text but I do, in fact, own the copy of the book.
Is it a perpetual license that let’s me read the book as long as the physical media is in my posession?
Same goes for the CD. It’s not rented and it’s not a license, OP owns it and can use it. Adobe develops and owns the source code that they compile, package and sell.
A book isn’t a piece of software. Books aren’t just licensed out. Neither are most things. Software is treated differently, and is why we are even having this conversation or OP’s meme exists. 🤦♂️
Well that sounds effectively like ownership to me
Unless you need to prove you own it in court.
There’s no way to prove you don’t own it at this point, as you’re not required to keep records beyond a certain point (depends on jurisdiction) and creating backups of owned media is lawful.
Let’s say I bought a book. A real hardcover copy of Harry potter and the fucking scarecrow (again).
Do I own it?
I own the physical media, the author or publisher can’t stop my from reading it, or even reading it out loud to a crowd of people. They can’t remotely delete the pages either.
I don’t own the copyrighted text but I do, in fact, own the copy of the book.
Is it a perpetual license that let’s me read the book as long as the physical media is in my posession?
Same goes for the CD. It’s not rented and it’s not a license, OP owns it and can use it. Adobe develops and owns the source code that they compile, package and sell.
A book isn’t a piece of software. Books aren’t just licensed out. Neither are most things. Software is treated differently, and is why we are even having this conversation or OP’s meme exists. 🤦♂️