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kain_kusanagi on 03 February 2013
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chris_wing said:
kain_kusanagi said:
VGKing said:
kain_kusanagi said:


In what world do you live in where you have to send a check to a bunch of manufacturers after a garage sale?

When I buy something, ANYTHING, it's my property. And I get to do anything I want with my property. I can keep it forever, give it away as a gift, sell it, trade it, modify it, smash it with a hammer, burn it in a toaster, etc. My property is mine. The company that sold me my property has no rights to it once I've paid and left the store.

Should Ford get a peice of the action every time a 69' Mustang gets sold to a new owner?

Should Micheal Bay get 10% of a scratched up used copy of Pearl Harbor sold at a flea market?

Should Van Goph's family get a check every time one of his paintings changes hands?

Should Hasbro make money everytime a collector buys a G1 Optimus Prime on ebay?

The answer is the same for video games, NO! Activision should not get a cut if I sell my Call of Duty to  friend and EA shouldn't get a dime if I sell my copy if NHL 94 for the Sega Genesis.

When you buy something it's ownership transfers to you and you alone. It is 100% yours.

Publishers have spent that last 10 years tricking people into believing that they retain rights to the stuff they sell to their customers. They think they can make video games into a service like TV or XM radio. They think everyone will just role over and say good I'm glad your making more money and I don't own anything I pay for anymore.

Don't let them fool you into thinking that they deserve more money than what they sell their games for. They sold it to you and that's the end of the deal. Contract complete. Services rendered. They got their money and you got your game. You don't own them anything else.

I think technically they are selling you a licence to use the software, not the software itself.  I agree that the copy you buy should be YOURS period/ hardstop/ end of discussion/  But Sony thinks they still own your copy & you're just using it.


It's just like any other copyright material. I own the copy, but not the original. That does without saying. I think you and I agree though.