I think it's possible to be a fan of something without owning it yourself. I dont think owning a physical copy of something is a necessity to be able to make that claim. I admit I am sometimes a little bemused however when someone tells me just how much they like a band, how a band is their favourite band, and they are a huge, massive fan of something...yet they refuse to buy any of their material.
Thats maybe just because of the attitude I take personally to music though. I stream, I pay for Spotify, I love it, but it doesn't replace my love of buying and owning music. I need a CD or a record to claim I own music, and so for me streaming is brilliant but not necessarily "enough".
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