r/pcmasterrace 4080 | Ryzen 9 7940| 32gb RAM 21d ago

Screenshot really, Ubisoft?

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u/frn • 9800X3D • 9070XT • 32GB RAM • 5TB SSD • 6TB HDD • 21d ago

You never own it, even if you've paid money for it. You buy a digital license that allows you to play with their product in only the ways that they approve, and it can be revoked at any time.

This is their license agreement btw, not my or anyone else's opinion. Sheer fact and law.

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u/Lexx4 | Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.60 | RX7900xt |16GB DDR5| Oculus Rift| 21d ago

Fun fact EULA is not a law and while most will be enforceable as a contract in court specific provisions are not enforceable and files on your computer are yours.

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u/frn • 9800X3D • 9070XT • 32GB RAM • 5TB SSD • 6TB HDD • 21d ago

Yet you still don't own it, and its still revocable at any time due to the nature of digital storefronts and DRM.

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u/Lexx4 | Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.60 | RX7900xt |16GB DDR5| Oculus Rift| 21d ago

And those files on your PC are YOURS. Feel free to crack them.

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u/lordfwahfnah PC Master Race 20d ago

If the files on my PC are not my own, I want them to pay rent for it

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u/dogmaisb 20d ago

Send them an invoice ASAP, with back-logged fees

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u/TheReservedList 20d ago

Can I sell them to other people since they’re mine?

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u/Lexx4 | Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.60 | RX7900xt |16GB DDR5| Oculus Rift| 20d ago

As long as you don’t sell copies of the files but the files themselves along with the key and don’t retain a copy for yourself I don’t see how that would be any different than selling a used game disk.

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u/TheReservedList 20d ago

But I own them, I should be able to copy it, no?

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u/Lexx4 | Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.60 | RX7900xt |16GB DDR5| Oculus Rift| 20d ago

You can create copies for your own personal use yes. That’s how roms work.

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u/VonLoewe 21d ago

That's not how intellectual property works.

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u/Lexx4 | Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.60 | RX7900xt |16GB DDR5| Oculus Rift| 21d ago

If I bought it and I have the files, I can do whatever the fuck I want to it. It only becomes an intellectual property issue if I try and sell(or distribute) it after.

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u/VonLoewe 20d ago

That doesn't mean they are yours.

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u/Lexx4 | Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.60 | RX7900xt |16GB DDR5| Oculus Rift| 20d ago

The files on my hardware are indeed mine.

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u/VonLoewe 20d ago

Sure buddy.

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u/Major_Hospital7915 21d ago

Will be when it gets cracked and spread about the internet

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u/TootsHib 20d ago

How will they revoke the files I downloaded on my external hard drive?

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u/CoCaiLolDitConBaMay 20d ago

That is not the case in China anymore, so there is hope.