Their tagline is literally ‘you buy it, you own it’. But does it really grants ownership?

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    18 hours ago

    I did. That’s the bit that’s wrong. You don’t own a copy. Read the terms and conditions. I handily copied and pasted the relevant parts.

    The fact you have a copy does not mean you own it. Ownership would mean you could transfer that property. You cannot transfer it (legally).

    You own nothing on GOG. It’s a license like everywhere else plus the benefit of having access to DRM-free binaries. Your license permits you to download and use those binaries personally. But you do not own them.

    That benefit of the rights to download and use those DRM-free binaries, however, is not to be sniffed at. It’s a fantastic benefit!

    But you don’t own them.