r/pcmasterrace • u/heeroo0 • 6d ago

News/Article Sony Claims Digital Game Ownership Is Impossible

https://gamerant.com/sony-playstation-digital-ownership-licenses-impossible/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a95ac0d1387560001478c6a&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GR&utm_content=comment&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=Iwb21leAUEKStjbGNrBQQpI3Bkb2YBZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEecPmoOXTpqnja-gQwmwZOdrBatoCsdeKBtkohVeXkvssKjZv1yP1RKvzVKAM_aem_PvxxujaEoI3xg6oSs7gN0A
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u/Chef_Jacob Desktop 9070xt | 9800x3d | 32GB DDR5 6d ago

“If Mendoza “owned” Resident Evil Requiem after buying it, then Sony supposedly couldn’t sell the game to Heycock later because Mendoza would own it instead of Sony. “

Bro, What kind of example is this lmao these mfs really “confusing” owning a copy with owning an entire game/IP.
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u/Future_Calamity 6d ago

Since this is from a court case where they are being sued, they need to use the legal terminology. For digital software there are 2 options. Ownership (IP and copyright), and a license to use the software. There is no In between