Poll of the Day > I'd rather die than let someone take my games

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I'd rather die than let someone take my games

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Okay *shoots*

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helly said the game companies can legally come and take your physical games back...
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

helly said the game companies can legally come and take your physical games back...

Wait what?

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Choco posted...

I'd rather die than let someone take my games

https://i.imgur.com/z9DlAxN.gif

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But if you die, what's stopping someone from taking your games?
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

helly said the game companies can legally come and take your physical games back...

They can.
But there would be so much damn backlash if they did that it is never ever going to happen.

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Krazy_Kirby posted...

Pf. Im pretty sure its the software youve permanently rented from them. You legally own the disc. This is why theyre pushing to get rid of discs. Then they can alter or remove your ability to play the software whenever they want without fear of being sued over it. They cant take the disc/cartridge, no.

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zebatov posted...

Pf. Im pretty sure its the software youve permanently rented from them. You legally own the disc. This is why theyre pushing to get rid of discs. Then they can alter or remove your ability to play the software whenever they want without fear of being sued over it. They cant take the disc/cartridge, no.

That was my understanding of things tbh.

zebatov posted...

They cant take the disc/cartridge, no.

nope.

they absolutely can.

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I don't see how me dying would stop anyone taking my games. Plus I fear death more than anything in life.

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How would they have any right to take a physical game that you bought? What do you mean?

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Bulbasaur posted...

nope.

they absolutely can.

No they cannnot. We are talking about U.S.A. correct? Idk wth cooky laws exist in the rest of the unfree anglosphere.

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AnnoyedCops posted...

How would they have any right to take a physical game that you bought? What do you mean?

When you purchase a game (regardless of medium), you're just buying a license to use the software. That license can be revoked if the issuer so desires, as per the EULA that you agree to when you purchase the game. In the case of physical games, that revocation entails taking the physical game, or at least rendering you unable to play it.

Now, in practice? EULA's are very shaky ground, legally speaking (even the legal system recognizes that they're needlessly wordy to discourage people from reading them, plus you generally don't actually see what you're agreeing to until after you've made the purchase), and the practical realities of trying to revoke a physical game mean it's far more trouble than it's ever going to be worth (to say nothing of the bad publicity). But that revocation is in fact legal, according to the contract you agree to by purchasing and playing the game. Continuing to use a physical copy of a game after the publisher has issued a revocation of your license is - legally and morally - no different from pirating a copy after having a digital copy revoked.

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you are a true gamer

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adjl posted...

When you purchase a game (regardless of medium), you're just buying a license to use the software. That license can be revoked if the issuer so desires, as per the EULA that you agree to when you purchase the game. In the case of physical games, that revocation entails taking the physical game, or at least rendering you unable to play it.

Now, in practice? EULA's are very shaky ground, legally speaking (even the legal system recognizes that they're needlessly wordy to discourage people from reading them, plus you generally don't actually see what you're agreeing to until after you've made the purchase), and the practical realities of trying to revoke a physical game mean it's far more trouble than it's ever going to be worth (to say nothing of the bad publicity). But that revocation is in fact legal, according to the contract you agree to by purchasing and playing the game. Continuing to use a physical copy of a game after the publisher has issued a revocation of your license is - legally and morally - no different from pirating a copy after having a digital copy revoked.

Happen to know of any examples this has happened with? For physical media of any sort.

blu posted...

Happen to know of any examples this has happened with? For physical media of any sort.

It happens. One I know is upcoming is Battleborn. Completely shut down next year, single player content included. Screw the customers.
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blu posted...

Happen to know of any examples this has happened with? For physical media of any sort.

Not off-hand. It's very much a hypothetical legal situation, rather than an imminent threat that has happened and will certainly happen again, but it's a possibility nonetheless.

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DeltaBladeX posted...

It happens. One I know is upcoming is Battleborn. Completely shut down next year, single player content included. Screw the customers.

The game has no real content, its basically a software key to access online features right? Completely different than a disk with the content on it.

Also eula laws only apply if you agree to them. There are plenty of games that do not have these and legally if you are able to play a game without agreeing to eula then you are not bound to it although that usually involves playing a cracked version of the game which presents other legal problems.

So as a blanked statement as presented, no. Game developers cannot legally take away your videogames in all circumstances.

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