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Re:Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ worth o... by hhmc on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:22AM (#29700297)
But you're still completely dependant on the game company to do the right thing.

A license exists so that it can connect to the license server -- which is owned by the game company -- which then allows you to play.

You're still at their whims.

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Re:Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ worth o... by okwubodu on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:33AM (#29700343)
The token would have to be fungible such that an individual license can only be authenticated and not identified (“this is a real copy of the game” vs. “this is the copy we individually banned”)
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