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News going over California's new bill to require lack of ownership of digital media (including video games) to be labeled that's kind of a mess + a small victory of the stop killing games campaign.

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

All that means is what Bandai already does with their games, the copyright notice at the start of the game (or in the options menu) includes a line saying something to the effect of (we reserve the right to terminate this game as a digital service at any time.)

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure I remember like my PS1 games having a disclaimer on the cases that you're buying a single license and not a physical product or whatever. I'm guessing back then the concern was about having to warranty scratched up discs tho maybe

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah and it fucking sucks. It's not even like a rental; it's an unspecified and finite amount of time and then your purchase is nothing.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: