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Maybe It Should Be Illegal To Instantly Delete A Website's Archives - Aftermath (aftermath.site)

submitted 2 months ago by alex@jlai.lu to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, they can't Google first sale doctrine.

They can remove shit from your digital library because in page 76 of the terms and conditions that you didn't read, they redefined the word purchase to mean temporarily rent.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's the same licensing agreement. I phrased what I said to specifically adhere to what they say in their own terms of use in accordance with FCC regulation.

https://disneytermsofuse.com/english/

If you were to, say in 1990, get caught broadcasting your copy of a Disney movie without the legal ability to do so, they could absolutely use the court system to revoke your right to the licensed copy of that media and have it confiscated.