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NEWS: Webtoon Platform PeanuToon Abruptly Shuts Down Next Month




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SinisterOracle



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:45 am Reply with quote
Yet another reminder that any media you do not physically own (or digital media that is DRM-free) does not belong to you and it can disappear at any time, for any reason.

I hope the creators will be able to get their work out elsewhere. Hopefully even some physical copies.
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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:36 pm Reply with quote
SinisterOracle wrote:
Yet another reminder that any media you do not physically own (or digital media that is DRM-free) does not belong to you and it can disappear at any time, for any reason.

I hope the creators will be able to get their work out elsewhere. Hopefully even some physical copies.


Yep. We keep seeing examples of purchases that are tied to a service are actually long-term rentals masquerading as something you own.

A company goes under out of nowhere. A company decides maintaining certain content isn't worth it. All you are left with is someone pointing out that when you clicked "agree" it said somewhere that all you actually had was a license that could be revoked anytime.
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