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

  • atro_city@fedia.io
    2·
    15 hours ago

    Either you’re an AI with like 1k parameters or you’re the most confused individual I’ve met today.

    • OP asks if GOG gives you ownership
    • you say so does steam
    • I say that’s not true, you shill
    • you turbo lose your shit and say you’re attacking steam
    • I ask why you’re saying Steam supposedly grants you ownership, affirming that GoG does
    • you accuse me of being a shill for saying Steam doesn’t grant ownership

    Let’s take a step back to see if we’re on the same page

    • GoG grants you ownership of your purchases
    • Steam grants you a licence of your purchases
    • GoG good
    • Steam bad
    • grue@lemmy.world
      11·
      15 hours ago

      Let’s take a step back to see if we’re on the same page

      • GoG grants you ownership of your purchases ← Wrong (in a minor way). Federal law itself grants you ownership of your purchases; GoG merely follows the law.
      • Steam grants you a licence of your purchases ← WRONG! Steam claims this, but Steam is lying to try to deprive you of your property rights.
      • GoG good
      • Steam bad ← Agreed, but not because games bought from them are “licensed, not sold.” Steam is bad for misrepresenting them as being “licensed, not sold” and using technical means to frustrate your ability to exercise your property rights.

      Now quit calling me confused, because my claims have been entirely consistent throughout this entire thread.

      • When you buy a copy of a copyrighted work, you own that copy of that copyrighted work. Not merely “license” it.
      • Software is not an exception to this.
      • Corporations do not have some kind of magic privilege to override Federal law, no matter how much they dishonestly claim otherwise.