Comment on Steam now generates three times more revenue for Capcom than PlayStation
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoIt exists solely to rob consumers of ownership of their purchases. It can, has, and will continue to result in people losing access to products they have paid for and to which have every right. Performance impact is beside the point. DRM is theft and Denuvo is the worst.
duchess@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A license is not owned, it is granted. A license is effectively a rental or lease. The words “buy”, “purchase”, etc are incompatible with the concept of licensing. If a thing is sold using words or terminology that imply ownership, then it is owned.
I am not talking about legalities, I am talking about ethics. Laws have been carefully designed to enable and protect corporate theft. Implying a sale while not conveying ownership is theft. Taking measures to ensure consumers cannot own the things they understand they have purchased it theft. Theft is theft and defending it is also unethical.
duchess@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Thank goodness you called video games out as being a luxury so everyone doesn’t notice you have no real argument for why it’s OK for DRM to exist. You almost looked really silly.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
“It’s okay for corporations to steal a little bit. As a treat.”