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PlayStation Wants To Prove In Court That You Don't Own Your Digital Games
www.polygon.com/sony-digital-games-lawsuit-california/posted in Technology
PlayStation Wants To Prove In Court That You Don't Own Your Digital Games
www.polygon.com/sony-digital-games-lawsuit-california/Replying to @unglueclass23@programming.dev
They are not wrong tho
Replying to @notSys@lemmy.cafe
The courts still need to weigh in on this. If you purchase a license to use the software, the company shouldn’t have the power to revoke that license without cause. The license should last as long as the copyright/patent/etc. does.
Replying to @Kurtismayfield@lemmy.zip
There may well be a valid argument that they don’t make it clear enough at the point of sale too.
Replying to @notSys@lemmy.cafe
They are wrong, you can buy digital downloads from other platforms like GOG, Itch.io, Humble Store, and keep the files forever. There is no DRM on those purchases, no way for the seller to revoke it in any way. Sony could operate their store that way too but choose not to.
Replying to @EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone
They are not wrong, when it comes to their platform