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

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    18 hours ago

    They allow you to make as many offline backup copies of the games’ installers as you want and you don’t need to use any of their services after purchase (except downloading from their site), it’s as close as it gets to “digital ownership”

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      16 hours ago

      They allow you

      No, this is a lie. Copyright law itself allows you to make copies for backup. GOG merely follows the law without trying to gaslight you otherwise, like other online game sellers do.