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Comment on Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

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cadekat@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

That’s not true. You still only receive a license to play the game, you do not own it. Directly from GOG’s website:

We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a ‘license’) to use GOG services and to download, access and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This license is for your personal use. We can stop or suspend this license in some situations, which are explained later on.

Practically this means you cannot resell your GOG installer in the way you could resell a physical book.

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Gestrid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I think OP is saying that, while you can buy a book to read it, you do not own the copyright to that book. They’re saying it’s basically the same idea with GOG.

The illustration does break down, but I think their point still stands.

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- Imhotep@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  You can resell, trade, give, lend a book you bought. You’re just not allowed to do the same with any copies you’ve made. At least where I live
  
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  - Gestrid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Like I said, the illustration does break down.
    
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    Imhotep@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    There are no products for which you get the IP because you bought one unit.
    
    Not a book, nor a car. So I don’t see how that’s relevant.
    
    Sorry if I misunderstood your point.
    
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Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
That’s fair I guess. But you can keep a backup of your GoG games in case the server goes down. With Steam that isn’t possible.

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- cadekat@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Absolutely. GOG has a much better license and distribution model, but it’s still a license.
  
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