28 December 2025

Download your purchases quickly

I was buying a couple of albums to add to my growing collection of legally acquired music. After completing the purchase over at Qobuz, they hit me with this warning:

Screenshot of a warning from Qobuz after buying a digital album from them. Full text below.

Certain works may be withdrawn from the service for legal reasons, such as a revocation of rights. The titles purchased will then no longer be available for re-download. Download your purchases quickly.

Don't mind if I do!

Appreciated this frank message. It perfectly captures exactly why someone would consider building a music collection in 2025, instead of trying to hide the reality and instead push you towards platform dependency.

PS: I bought two albums. Young, Loud and Snotty and We Have Come for Your Children, both by the late 70s by American punk rockers Dead Boys.

Recommended listening!