SamuelRSmith said:
When was the last time anybody bought a piece of software that they truly owned? You know those big boxes of text which you usually just click "agree" to... yeah, you don't own the software, they do. All you bought was a license to use it on their terms. Whether or not you have a copy of the files on a disc, or available to download, is inconsequential. "Consumer rights" isn't a thing. They are the copyright holders, and thus can do whatever they want with it. It's up to you to understand what you're agreeing to when you purchase the license. |
I've taken media law, I know what is mine, no matter what the guidelines of that ownership is on PC. Disc based content is mine as long as it remains on my hardware. Arguing with you will not change what I know. Once disc-based media is gone there goes your rights especially when pertaining to first-sale doctrine. Well....that is speaking within the United States that is. First sale doctrine rights disappear once tangible sale items vanish and anything of value is solely digital.
Again...I don't want the copyright, nor the intellectual property, just the product which I purchase and hold in my hand for use, which is the concept of EULA. Without that proof of legal purchase the rules of ownership will soon change. CD's those burdensome things. I have digital products, but of course those things I can easily replace. They are going nowhere and have nowhere near the value of something I could hold in my hand in terms of potential.
