Quote Originally Posted by doc_bean
I ain't buying for the right to play a game, I'll only pay to own it.
Interesting statement...

From a contractual perspective the only thing you own is a license to use the software. There is no transfer of intellectual property rights when you purchase a game. Technically you do not own any software you did not write yourself or commision to be written for you...

Not Windows, not MS Office, not IE, not your games, none of it owned by you. You own license(s) to use it and the copies of the media containing it.

Is this not the case?

If it is they why do we get so upset when companies make an effort to enforce this aggreement that we have entered into?

Is it because the aggreement is not properly defined at time of purchase? Because it is inherently "wrong"?

If it only when they are overly streniously implimented? Is it because the limited number of installs implies a distinct lifespan for the software becuase lets face it, we are going to upgrade machines...