roon@lemmy.ml to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 17 days agoRule of owninglemmy.mlimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1477arrow-down110
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minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up58arrow-down3·17 days agoSteam sells DRM-free games too. In this case though, on top of purchasing the game, you are buying a license to download updates for it through Steam.
minus-squareFeyd@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·17 days agoDRM is orthagonal to ownership
minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·17 days agoYou still aren’t “purchasing” it. For example, you don’t have right of resale the same way you would with physical goods. You’re buying a license to the game for personal use, regardless, you just don’t have DRM limiting your access.
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·17 days agoWell that’s just digital goods, not Steam specifically.
Steam sells DRM-free games too. In this case though, on top of purchasing the game, you are buying a license to download updates for it through Steam.
DRM is orthagonal to ownership
I do not disagree?
You still aren’t “purchasing” it.
For example, you don’t have right of resale the same way you would with physical goods. You’re buying a license to the game for personal use, regardless, you just don’t have DRM limiting your access.
Well that’s just digital goods, not Steam specifically.