Why Buying Doesn’t Mean You Own It...At Least Regarding Digital Products

Описание: You Bought It. So Why Don’t You Own It? | The Death of Ownership Explained

You paid for it. It’s in your house. It’s on your device. It feels like it’s yours.
But legally? Increasingly, it isn’t.

In this episode, we break down the quiet legal shift that transformed ownership in America — from physical property you control to digital licenses that can be revoked at any time.

We trace how the First Sale Doctrine once protected your right to resell, lend, donate, or pass down the things you purchased — and how a series of court decisions slowly dismantled those protections in the digital age.

You’ll learn:

What the First Sale Doctrine is — and why it mattered

How Vernor v. Autodesk changed ownership of software forever

Why “Buy Now” often doesn’t mean you actually own anything

How Microsoft deleted customers’ entire ebook libraries

Why Amazon remotely erased copies of 1984 from Kindle devices

How the ReDigi case made it legally impossible to resell digital music

Why John Deere tractors are locked behind software you can’t repair

What BMW’s heated seat subscription controversy reveals about the future of cars

Why your digital purchases usually cannot be inherited

How right-to-repair laws are trying to push back

From tractors in Illinois to ebooks, smart home devices, and subscription-locked car features, this is the story of how ownership quietly became access — and how access can always be revoked.

Three court cases. Twenty-two years. And a system that now treats buyers like renters.

If you’ve ever clicked “I Agree” without reading the terms… this affects you.

Because the real question isn’t whether this is happening.
It’s how much you already think you own — that you legally don’t.