ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy · 2 days agoDoes purchasing a game on GOG.com really grants ownership of the game and not a license to use it?message-squaremessage-square139linkfedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareDoes purchasing a game on GOG.com really grants ownership of the game and not a license to use it?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy · 2 days agomessage-square139linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregruelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoEven accepting the argument that a tyrannical law invalidates rights rather than violating them (which I don’t, BTW), the DMCA only applies to things that are DRM’d, not everything on Steam.
minus-squareBad_Ideas_In_Bulklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoIf we’re discussing what’s legal it’s 100% relevant. DMCA makes circumventing a digital lock a crime in the USA. If we’re discussing what’s moral, then talk less. Nothing about the DMCA was moral.
Even accepting the argument that a tyrannical law invalidates rights rather than violating them (which I don’t, BTW), the DMCA only applies to things that are DRM’d, not everything on Steam.
If we’re discussing what’s legal it’s 100% relevant. DMCA makes circumventing a digital lock a crime in the USA.
If we’re discussing what’s moral, then talk less. Nothing about the DMCA was moral.