CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you're merely licensing it

Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by packetlost on Friday September 27, 2024 @01:46PM (#41673529)

Idk, I think "rent" and "license" have different meanings. Modern definitions of "rent" include periodicity into the definition, which is at odds with the "one time until we shut off the servers" definition. I agree with the GP on the terminology for these reasons.

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Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by scottmf on Friday September 27, 2024 @03:02PM (#41674364)

I “rented” a movie on Apple TV last night. I’m quite confident I won’t be paying again in 30 days :)

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Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by ianburrell on Friday September 27, 2024 @03:17PM (#41674491)

That is good reason to not use "rent" because it is already used in industry for short fixed-term rental.

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Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by lotsofpulp on Friday September 27, 2024 @04:39PM (#41675303)

The button should say rent: 1 day or 7 days or “until we choose to no longer give you access”.

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Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by anticensor on Sunday September 29, 2024 @12:50AM (#41684998)

It should say "rent product and purchase accompanying one-time and recurring services".

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Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by lotsofpulp on Friday September 27, 2024 @01:57PM (#41673670)

The whole point is to highlight, for the lay consumer, the periodicity of their purchase, regardless of the periodicity of payments. And hopefully create market pressure for sellers to sell things rather than rent them.

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Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by packetlost on Friday September 27, 2024 @02:09PM (#41673826)

Fair, I can get behind that reasoning

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