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That's actually a very good reason IMO.
Wait so if a game doesn’t not need online connection it can say buy?
That is such a huuuge advantage to indie devs that can let you own things.
I'm waiting for something like this since forever. I hope other states and countries will follow. This is huge.
It's not only steam, but also Amazon, Apple, you name it.
Buy means buy, not "rent until we decide to render your product useless"!
Can’t wait to see what marketing BS replaces it.
My money is on Experience!
Or Activate!
Or Join!
Or Unlock!
You know something with an Explanation mark.
Money's on subscribe.
SUBSCRIBE!
"Add to your library" is my guess.
To long and no explanation mark, it would never work.
Hopefully "license", since that's what it actually is
It doesn't fix anything however
I wonder if even without this law, one could claim false advertising against any subscription service that looks like a bit to own service.
To be honest, it sounds like it would affect ALL digital products, not just those requiring an active online connection. Or at the very least even those with Steam DRM for verification.
I don't see why there's a distinction for always online games. You don't "own" any game you buy off steam. All you get is a license to play the game off steam. You can't sell or trade them.
Support GOG! Fuck DRM! Own your shit!
Even if you buy a DVD, the only thing you are "buying" is the physical media and a license to operate the softwate. You don't own the software stored on the media, you must use it in accordance with the license agreement or potentially face legal action. The main thing about digital storefronts is that it's easier to revoke the license.
If you buy a movie, you are buying the rights to private use of the movie, you aren't buying the copyright. You can sell a DVD movie to someone else and it's not illegal and doesn't subject you to copyright law.
If you buy a game that has a license key, then yeah, you are buying a license to the game even if it has physical media, but buying a physical copy of an Xbox game doesn't have a license key (well, more recently they do, the box contains a store key instead of a disc, but before that was common practice)