DRM and terms-of-service have ended true ownership, turning us into "tenants of our own devices"

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DRM-free music: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/technology/personaltech/music-streaming-cd.html

DRM-free phone: https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ (Once it’s finally out)

DRM-free games: https://www.gog.com/

Save YouTube videos you like so they never just disappear: https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html

A steady trickle of DRM-free “maker” eBooks (plus a curated trickle of fiction): https://www.humblebundle.com/

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