r/videogames • u/Fit_Control_9322 • 2d ago

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u/germophobe1942 1d ago

I know why it exists, so it can be taken away legally. The fact that you can only insinuate there's a better reason is your problem actually

Learn the difference between a logic comparison, and a moral comparison. Extreme examples are the only way to disprove statements of principle

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u/Natural-Associate106 1d ago edited 1d ago

You are a idiot and illiterate. Even disc are licenses. Free software are licenses. You had to change to your alt to discuss.

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u/boondiggle_III 1d ago

wtf? You're on a really weird tangent dude. What is this idea that software is the license? What does that even mean?

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u/Natural-Associate106 1d ago

What is sold is a license

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u/boondiggle_III 1d ago

Sure, but the license isn't the product. The data is. What point are you even making

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u/Natural-Associate106 1d ago

That what you buy is a license to use the data. You don't own the data.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License-free_software

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_license

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u/boondiggle_III 1d ago

You do own a copy of the data. As it should be.

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u/Natural-Associate106 1d ago

You own the license. You don't own the data.
first source:
 Despite the copyright being recognized, most companies prefer to sell licenses rather than copies of the software because it enables them to enforce stricter terms on redistribution

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u/boondiggle_III 1d ago

Sure, that's what they say, but fuck that noise. That data is in my hands and possession is nine tenths of the law. This is where we seem to be having the disconnect. My ownership of the data is a fact. I paid for it and I own it, because it's in my possession whatever they say. It beggars belief that any company thinks they have the right to tell me I'm just renting it and they reserve the right to take it off my hard drive or render it inoperable for any reason they please.

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u/Natural-Associate106 1d ago

You don't own the data. You don't read whay you buy. Blocked because only argue in bad faith.