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Do you actually own anything digital? (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (11 children)

It depends on how you acquired it. Nobody can take the license for your pirated, modded fallout. Literally buy it anywhere but itch.io? You probably don't.

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (10 children)

You own most GOG games, too

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (9 children)

How is GOG? I haven't used it and have heard noth sides. Owning it alone makes it worth looking at.

[–] LainOfTheWired@lemy.lol 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can download offline installers that don't require an internet or licence key to install, so if you back them up I'd say you own them to the same degree you'd own a game on optical media

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