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You don’t own any software! All software is licensed, yes, even FOSS software. The only software you own in a traditional sense is public domain which not only is a vanishingly small portion of software made, but is also a category that is difficult or impossible for software to be made a part of, depending on the laws in your country.

This is no different for Steam vs. anywhere else you can buy games, even with physical copies. The only benefit of physical copies is that it’s much harder to remove access to those games after you purchase the license, unless there is online activation or DRM.

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Elting@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Tekinukly. Software might still come with a license, but that license has no teeth without some form of DRM. This is a stupid way to try justifying the DRM steam has.

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- GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I already addressed that. Steam has DRM, because Steam wouldn’t exist without it, and the physical copies publishers sold instead would still have DRM. There are DRM-free games on Steam - they don’t require publishers to use it. Direct your ire where it belongs.
  
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  - Elting@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Maybe it is better expressed as degree of control you have over the data on your drive, disk, whatever. When you choose to buy a game from steam, especially if it is on a website like GOG, you are choosing to have less control over your data. With large companies like Sony moving towards anti-consumer practices, it isn’t wise to believe that valve would never do the same.
    
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    GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    As Gabe said, piracy is’nt a pricing issue, it’s a service issue. This problem has been addressed before and it will be again, if need be.
    
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rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The ESA won’t thank you for spreading their rhetoric, you know.

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- GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I would think that the ESA would be happy for free support of their opinion. Unfortunately, the law is on their side. If you don’t like it, you have two options: try to change it or pretend it isnt true. One is easier, and I suspect both are about as likely to change things.
  
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