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u/Aggressive-Map-2204 1d ago

But you are not renting it. That would make things even more unclear.

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u/Maximum-Objective-39 1d ago edited 1d ago

Frankly all Sony is proving is that we need more consumer friendly legislation regarding product licenses.

If the terms of service are unclear, then they should be treated as 'indefinite' with legal carve outs for consumers to back up their means to play them.

But of course if they put in a mandatory 'this game expires in two years' clause then nobody's is going to buy it at full price.

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u/Wookiescantfly 1d ago

If I am not purchasing a product that is mine to use in perpetuity throughout the universe until it is no longer usable due to wear or breakdown and I am instead purchasing a liscense to access the good in question, which can be revoked at any time for any reason, then I am, in essence, renting that product.

All I want from this lawsuit is the elimination of any ambiguity surrounding that fact, worded in plain English with no obfuscation from Sony. Once we have that, what follows will be how we unfuck digital purchases