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That's exactly the goal of this. If you buy something, that will be yours, you can use it as long as you want, you can sold it or it can be inherited from you.
by raron 1y ago
That's exactly the goal of this.
If you buy something, that will be yours, you can use it as long as you want, you can sold it or it can be inherited from you. (In copyright terms that's a perpetual, irrevocable license.)
If there is only a limited duration you can use something, that's called renting and the duration must be known before you enter into a contract.
- wilg 1y agoNo it isn't. People buy movie tickets, annual passes, and other things all the time that are not "rented". These are things you buy, and you may lose access to them if something happens to the business. The terms of the purchase of an online game that might shut down are quite clear and known ahead of time. It's just not a fixed amount of time.
- raron 1y agoIn that case you buy a ticket and not a movie / game. People buy movies on DVD / BR and they will be able to play them forever. This should be the same if you buy the same movie (with a one time payment) on a website, too. There is a different valid business model, where you subscribe for eg. a monthly / yearly fee and can watch movies form a catalog or play games from a catalog as long as you keep paying and the service is working. > The terms of the purchase of an online game that might shut down are quite clear and known ahead of time. On a ticket or a pass there is a clear date or deadline printed on them. Do the same for games (buy thins game 10 EUR for 1 year) and that would be fine, too, (it is the same subscription model just with yearly duration).