Towards the end of 2022 fans of the animated series Final Space were upset (putting it mildly) to discover that the series wouldn’t be continuing after its third season. While it’s hard to overstate the convenience of these digital platforms they carry a danger that’s important. Alongside those were stands promoting digital distribution services, e-books, and audiobooks, of all kinds. While this is a useful warning about oversharing, it masks a problem with our constant shift towards digital content and who owns it.Ī few days ago I spent some time at the London Book Fair, enjoying the sight of immutable physical copies of information everywhere. There’s a well known, and false, statement that once something’s on the internet it’s there forever. While for some this is little more than a moment of whistful nostalgia (and most weren’t even aware it was still running) it’s a good opportunity to have a conversation about ownership of digital media. Recently, Netflix announced that its physical DVD rentals business will be closing its doors later this year.
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