I think this is actually a slightly flawed way of doing it. More important than keeping a bought physical copy is controlling the copy you have. You can store downloaded files on a ssd, and do it cheaper, and taking up less space, and still control it.
All my downloaded music for example is only about 20GB of mp3 files and is almost 1000 songs. Which compare that to the massive record collection i inherited from my grandfather which is like 150 albums, and takes up tons of space. Or getting PDFs of books vs having physical copies. I think a good mix is best.
Also important to note that with digital copies you download you can make backups, but if a dvd, or something gets ruined its gone.
So I’d change it from physical being the focus to ownership being the focus. If the data is on a device/storage medium you have physical control over, and it has no DRM, then you own it. If it has DRM, or is hosted on some remote server you don’t own it.
You could even DIY your own physical library. Like get a CD burner or something, and keep backups on an SSD then use the disks as your library.
I think this is actually a slightly flawed way of doing it. More important than keeping a bought physical copy is controlling the copy you have. You can store downloaded files on a ssd, and do it cheaper, and taking up less space, and still control it.
All my downloaded music for example is only about 20GB of mp3 files and is almost 1000 songs. Which compare that to the massive record collection i inherited from my grandfather which is like 150 albums, and takes up tons of space. Or getting PDFs of books vs having physical copies. I think a good mix is best.
Also important to note that with digital copies you download you can make backups, but if a dvd, or something gets ruined its gone.
So I’d change it from physical being the focus to ownership being the focus. If the data is on a device/storage medium you have physical control over, and it has no DRM, then you own it. If it has DRM, or is hosted on some remote server you don’t own it.
You could even DIY your own physical library. Like get a CD burner or something, and keep backups on an SSD then use the disks as your library.