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A New Law Just Forced Valve To Change Steam. (Steam is still the same but now they have to state that it is a license and not ownership) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TL:DW Steam has now changed its language from buy game to A purchase of a digital product grants a licence to the product on steam. This may also be non compliant with the new regulation as it still uses the word purchase. Also GOG used this opportunity to let you know their games come with an installer that they cannot take away from you.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I am of the mind with anything digital -- if you didn't pirate it, you don't own it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But it's still digital when pirated…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but I won't lose the ability to play a game or movie when thepiratebay.org is acquired by Google or Apple or Microsoft solely to shutter it and their DRM servers go down.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

so the issue is not digital, but DRM

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

GOG

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

YES, I recommend rewarding the good capitalists, but... At this point I just assume if I pay money for it, it's a scam and there's SOME way to fuck me