▲ 261 ▼ Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games as digital games ownership lawsuit progresses — project is direct assault on Sony's claim in recent ownership lawsuit (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 month ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (4 children) Heh, used games, like if a game can be "used". permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children) Well, if they called them "previously owned", it'd undermine their current attempts at fraud. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) Used undermines it too. Their argument is that only one game exists, so you can't sell a used one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago Yes, but they're banking on "used" sneaking right past the bullshit filters. At least, they were. 🤞🏼 permalink fedilink source parent [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago Back in the before times, you could trivially wear out the media. A floppy disk only lasted so long, a CD could get scratched and damaged. Just like a book can wear out in another thread. The content of said medium is information and that doesn't "get used up". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children) Well, if they called them "previously owned", it'd undermine their current attempts at fraud. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) Used undermines it too. Their argument is that only one game exists, so you can't sell a used one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago Yes, but they're banking on "used" sneaking right past the bullshit filters. At least, they were. 🤞🏼 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) Used undermines it too. Their argument is that only one game exists, so you can't sell a used one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago Yes, but they're banking on "used" sneaking right past the bullshit filters. At least, they were. 🤞🏼 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago Yes, but they're banking on "used" sneaking right past the bullshit filters. At least, they were. 🤞🏼 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago Back in the before times, you could trivially wear out the media. A floppy disk only lasted so long, a CD could get scratched and damaged. Just like a book can wear out in another thread. The content of said medium is information and that doesn't "get used up". permalink fedilink source parent