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LordGimp@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

You don’t “buy” music. You buuy a license to listen to that music for as long as the license issuer still owns that particular song.

So never. Pirating music is the only path to ownership.

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TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Some services do still offer DRM free music file downloads. So you can still buy music

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- LordGimp@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  Homie is literally talking about buying from Apple music. Take your high horse and blow it
  
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  - TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    no
    
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  - person420@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    iTunes is one of those services that offer DRM free music.
    
    Usage rights for iTunes Store purchases All songs offered by the iTunes Store come without Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection.
    
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    I’m definitely not an apple fanboy (I’m an android user) but Apple switched to DRM free a while ago.
    
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  - Dkarma@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    Op is talking about How licensing works. Not apple.
    
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Kelly@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

You don’t “buy” music. You buy a license to listen to that music for as long as the license issuer still owns that particular song.

Unless dealing with the artist or studio directly the license issuer also won’t “own” the song but rather have a license to sell and distribute the title.

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