• TonyHawksPoTater@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    This is how most digital media works. You’re not buying the media, you’re buying a license for the media. Unfortunately, usually there’s a clause in the EULA about how the license can be revoked at any time.

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      11 months ago

      You’re right, but that is a bullshit system that can easily disenfranchise the customer, and people are right to be upset about it.

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        11 months ago

        It’s not just harder. It’s impossible. Physical media is yours, and the license to view is not revocable. You do own the media.

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          11 months ago

          Many games have online DRM, so even if you have them on disk, one day they will stop working.

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            11 months ago

            Only on PC. And pc games don’t really have physical releases. On console this isn’t a thing unless the game requires an online server because it’s a multiplayer game

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          (Within the limits of IP laws. In some countries, making a personal backup of a DVD is an illegal act. Breaking DRM to do so may be a separate illegal act, again depending on jurisdiction. Neither is immoral of course, but that doesn’t stop lawmakers and judges from kissing the slimy boots of corporate lobbyists.)