• @lepinkainen
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    1816 hours ago

    GoG Vault would disagree with you on that.

    You can download the full installers and keep them, nobody can take them away or disable it remotely

    • JackbyDev
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      36 hours ago

      What they mean is that technically you still are being granted a license to use it. The same was true for things like DVD movies. They’re technically correct, but missing the point.

    • @woelkchen
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      -1815 hours ago

      GoG Vault would disagree with you on that.

      They are free to disagree on laws but they are still bound by them.

      You can download the full installers and keep them, nobody can take them away or disable it remotely

      That’s true but if your license is revoked, you’re illegally in possession of the game assets.

      • @Hawke
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        16 hours ago

        It’s less clear than you say.

        In principle the First-sale doctrine should apply but it has not caught up with reality yet.

      • ZeroOne
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        815 hours ago

        That’s not how it works but hey, you do you

        • SaltySalamander
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          27 hours ago

          It 100% is how it works. Read that EULA next time you install one of those games via the installer you downloaded from gog.

          • ZeroOne
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            37 hours ago

            Yeah & we still get to keep the installers, but hey I seriously do get your point