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Spoiler: you didn't buy them. You just licensed/leased/borrowed them to play. If you had bought them, they would be on a DVD, in your home, and they couldn't t

Spoiler: you didn't buy them. You just licensed/leased/borrowed them to play. If you had bought them, they would be on a DVD, in your home, and they couldn't take them away.

public_defender 4y ago
You don't own the content on DVDs either. You own the disc and you've been granted a limited license to view/play the content.
- teddyh 4y ago
  Strictly speaking, ownership does not apply to content. One can hold the copyright, or not. You own the DVD, but you are not the copyright holder. Also: Copyright law only disallows you from copying the DVD (and some other things, like making a public performance of the work, etc.), any license document which accompanies the DVD is irrelevant, and cannot remove any rights you already have. If the license would be considered a contract, it would be irrelevant since you have not agreed to it, nor signed it (or even read it). If the license would be considered a copyright license, it would only apply when making a copy (or public performance, etc.) of the work; it does not apply for you simply watching the DVD. In short, no, you have not been “granted a license” to view/play the content of a DVD – you don’t need one.
- dark-star 4y ago
  Indeed, and Copyright etc. still applies, of course. But in most jurisdictions, what you do with a DVD that you bought, in your own home, is totally up to you, so you can install the game even if the company that created it no longer exists. Heck, in most jurisdictions you can even legally disassemble the game and remove any form of online activation or similar, if the servers are no longer available
sowbug 4y ago
Notice to Ubisoft: in any agreement between you and me, the term "pay" signifies a loan. Full balance lent (plus accrued interest) is due upon any material change in the product or service sold/rented/licensed/leased. By continuing to offer me its products, Ubisoft accepts this contract term.
josephcsible 4y ago
A lot of games on DVDs still need online activation to work (e.g., The Orange Box).

Spoiler: you didn't buy them. You just licensed/leased/borrowed them to play. If you had bought them, they would be on a DVD, in your home, and they couldn't take them away.

public_defender 4y ago

You don't own the content on DVDs either. You own the disc and you've been granted a limited license to view/play the content.

teddyh 4y ago
Strictly speaking, ownership does not apply to content. One can hold the copyright, or not. You own the DVD, but you are not the copyright holder. Also: Copyright law only disallows you from copying the DVD (and some other things, like making a public performance of the work, etc.), any license document which accompanies the DVD is irrelevant, and cannot remove any rights you already have. If the license would be considered a contract, it would be irrelevant since you have not agreed to it, nor signed it (or even read it). If the license would be considered a copyright license, it would only apply when making a copy (or public performance, etc.) of the work; it does not apply for you simply watching the DVD. In short, no, you have not been “granted a license” to view/play the content of a DVD – you don’t need one.
dark-star 4y ago
Indeed, and Copyright etc. still applies, of course. But in most jurisdictions, what you do with a DVD that you bought, in your own home, is totally up to you, so you can install the game even if the company that created it no longer exists. Heck, in most jurisdictions you can even legally disassemble the game and remove any form of online activation or similar, if the servers are no longer available

sowbug 4y ago

Notice to Ubisoft: in any agreement between you and me, the term "pay" signifies a loan. Full balance lent (plus accrued interest) is due upon any material change in the product or service sold/rented/licensed/leased. By continuing to offer me its products, Ubisoft accepts this contract term.

josephcsible 4y ago

A lot of games on DVDs still need online activation to work (e.g., The Orange Box).