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sphtoday at 6:45 PM4 repliesview on HN

All they have to do then is say that they license you a game, and you're not buying anything, despite paying for it. They already do that with online games.


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matthewfcarlsontoday at 6:56 PM

One of the unstated points of this particular article is that these rules are ones that we as a society have. If we collectively decide that this isn’t something that should be allowed, we can make it so. There are some powerful interests that don’t want it so it’s not an easy path.

jvuygbbkuurxtoday at 6:50 PM

That is literally what most online digital goods already do, like steam.

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eszedtoday at 6:48 PM

At least that would be honest....

krzyktoday at 6:54 PM

That is literally in any software since like 90s. You buy license.

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