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> just because you purchased it once doesn't give you the right to it indefinitely Did I buy it or rent it? If I bought it then I damn well do have the right
by snarfy 5y ago
> just because you purchased it once doesn't give you the right to it indefinitely
Did I buy it or rent it? If I bought it then I damn well do have the right to it indefinitely.
- asimops 5y agoOne might say that you bought a license to a game. And that license includes only being run from the physical copy you received. Nintendo is only getting worse with this over time. Just see for example the Breath of the Wild DLC... No physical copy to be obtained, forever bound to your nintendo account.
- JoshTriplett 5y ago> One might say that you bought a license to a game One might claim that, and that claim should be rejected.
- avindroth 5y agoIsn’t this how the market works? You don’t own the game - you own the game on the platform, for as long as it lasts. This is the base rule for console games. You kinda know the deal when you buy it.
- Nursie 5y ago> This is the base rule for console games. Really not well established, no. You may "know the deal" but the idea that your ownership is time limited by the life of the platform is unlikely to hold up well in a legal setting, IMHO.
- JoshTriplett 5y agoMultiple court cases have established that emulation is legal, and that emulators are "transformative". "This innovation affords opportunities for game play in new environments".