Last Call to Migrate Mojang Accounts

Re:Last Call to Migrate Mojang Accounts by snickerbockers on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @06:35AM (#35872290)

>Software buyers expect to own the license forever, not necessarily to prove ownership the same way forever.

Because the license doesn't give them the right to revoke it if some arbitrary account transfer isn't completed by an arbitrary deadline.

>I have several old licenses that are accessed through a different system now but still get me what I bought.

Cool story bro.

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Re:Last Call to Migrate Mojang Accounts by 1123581321 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @12:27PM (#35889659)

It does, unfortunately. Standard software terms have had most strong licensee rights ironed out of them for years now, and they were only accidentally present (from the perspective of the vendors) due to imprecise wording and implicit agreements in the first place.

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