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[–] bane_killgrind@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Licensed, specifically a unilaterally revocable and non transferable licence to view personally. Leasing implies recurring payments, and some areas allow lease assignments and other consumer protections that aren't afforded to licensing.

[–] Specal@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Renting implies reoccurring payment, leasing just means "agreement to use X under Y conditions". Example A: A device leases an IP address from a router. Example B: You rent a movie from blockbuster.

[–] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I wasn't aware of the difference