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

[VanceIX]

Shadow1980 said:

VanceIX said:

Once again, read any EULA before saying that the game isn't licensed to you, and that you own it.

 

Are you trying to test my patience? Just because they say in the back of the manual that it's "licensed, not sold," doesn't make it so. It doesn't trump the law of the United States of America, which states quite clearly that I own my discs. Nobody has the authority to deprive me of the right to use them. Unless you can cite some part of U.S. law saying otherwise, then you don't have a leg to stand on in this argument. Saying "read the EULA" over and over doesn't make you any more right the first than the first time you said it.

The law clearly states your ability to sell and lend such copies. It does not say that you have direct ownership over the copyrighted content on the disc. The content on the disc, however, is liscenced to you by the company, and I'm sure that the courts would take their side on this. 

There is a narrow scope of actions available to games on disc. Even courts disagree on what people are allowed to do with licensed content. It is not nearly as clear cut as you make it out to be. Laws are very vague, as of now corporations will continue to "license" games out instead of selling them. There is a big distinction.