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California will force companies to admit you don't own digital content (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 4 days ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 52 points 4 days ago (7 children)

tl;dr

California's new law will require digital storefronts to clarify that consumers are buying licenses, not outright ownership of digital goods.

The law forces companies to use distinct language when selling digital media to specify license terms to avoid false advertising fines.

The law goes into effect next yea, but won't apply to companies that offer “permanent offline downloads” of digital goods.

[–] Goun@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (6 children)

“permanent offline downloads”

How can anyone offer that?

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

(C )Any digital good that is advertised or offered to a person that the seller cannot revoke access to after the transaction, which includes making the digital good available at the time of purchase for permanent offline download to an external storage source to be used without a connection to the internet.

It shouldn't be that hard, gog.com manages to do it

[–] Goun@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Oh I thought they meant having the content permanently available for download, which is impossible. Thanks for the clarification!

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That said, GOG releases is the most common kind on torrent trackers where there are any.

So - there is virtue to commercial concerns, but not in the way that assropes customers.

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They might be the most common because they're the easiest, but there are also still plenty of people actually paying for the games. I'll never be convinced that piracy is an actual threat to making money. Piracy has never been easier, just see /c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com for proof, and yet pretty much all forms of entertainmment are as profitable as ever.

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