A major part of the digital/physical debate that people forget

[Aielyn]

VanceIX said:

Aielyn said:

VanceIX said:
They can cancel your access to the game though, legally it is well within their right. They don't, however, just like how usually your account won't get completely banned unless you do something illegal or grossly against the ToS.

They can only cancel your access to a physical game if you break the law regarding it (and then they still need to go through legal channels to remove your license). On the other hand, accounts can go down by mistake, they can be taken down at the company's whim if they feel you've broken the ToS, or they could go bankrupt and the servers could go down (this one applies in the case where the game itself calls home).

What's more, if they cancel your access to a physical game, you can still sell the physical disc to somebody else, who can then play it. If they cancel your account, that's the end of it. No more game. And no form of financial restitution whatsoever.

Yeah, no. Read your EULA. They can pretty much cancel your rights to the game whenever they please.

I'm in Australia. EULAs are only enforceable here if you can easily read it prior to activation (and online doesn't count, either, unless it's an online product).