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What about them? Maybe I'm dense today, but I don't see how what you said relates to what he said. His mentioning DRM was ancillary to the main point, that you
by toki5 14y ago
What about them? Maybe I'm dense today, but I don't see how what you said relates to what he said.
His mentioning DRM was ancillary to the main point, that you don't buy digital goods in the classical sense, but instead lease the right to use/play them. This applies to every form of software that has paid-for licensing, even those that don't have DRM attached to try and protect it.
- charonn0 14y agoGames from GoG are provided as unencumbered, fully offline installers with no DRM whatsoever. So long as you have the installer you can install the game on any compatible system. There are no mechanisms for GoG to clawback the installer or to prevent the game from running.
- interpol_p 14y agoYes but I think that is a bit besides the point. You are still buying a "lease" to use the software from GoG. I'm not completely familiar with their license agreement, but I suspect it allows you to install the software on all computers you use/own. If you were to give it to a friend, that would be violating the terms of the agreement (even though GoG could not stop you). The agreement may allow you to resell your license, provided you stop using your existing copies. (Again, GoG would have no way of knowing.)
- officemonkey 14y agoYou are of course complaining about all software. You can't resell Microsoft Office or Photoshop either. So don't pretend that only games have this issue.
- interpol_p 14y agoI'm not pretending that games only have this issue. It's not even an issue to me. I'm not sure what your point is. I was just trying to clarify that game purchases are still essentially software licenses, even from the least restrictive providers (GoG).