REPORT #011 • Research Coming Soon

You Don't Own Anything Anymore

From heated car seats to software you "bought" years ago, everything is becoming a subscription. The appification pipeline: first you buy it, then you license it, then you lose it when you stop paying—your data harvested along the way.

What this report will cover

Software licenses, streaming rights, subscription hardware, DRM'd ebooks — the shift from ownership to access is accelerating. This report analyses the backlash: what people are actually losing and the emerging counter-movement toward ownership.

Subscription Economy Digital Ownership Consumer Rights DRM Backlash
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