NJ5 said:
There are other things in this world that don't really get damaged with time, and the makers of those things still manage to stay in business even if those things are sold and resold. To give one example, most artistic paintings don't get damaged with time (quite the contrary, they tend to increase in value over time, even when they need restoration). The games industry thinks they're special in this regard, but hopefully this idea starts going down with court decisions like this one... As for unfairness, I think the REALLY unfair thing is that gamers own stuff that they don't need anymore and they're not allowed to sell it. |
That's a horrible example, paintings constantly deteriate and require maintenance to increase their lifespan, even well maintained they will eventually be destroyed unless they are presserved in extremely expensive environmentally sealed rooms. Also much of the value of artworks are due to their scarcity, something that certainly won't be the case for digital items.
