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The End of Ownership. Sony’s announcement has fans worried they might never truly own their beloved games. (slate.com)
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[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I remember software in the 90s having limits on how many computers you could use an application on (however rarely enforced)

I remember software in the '90s having "limited licenses," but operating on the honor system. Because you could just install it on as many computers as you wanted and there wasn't really a way for companies to stop you.

It wasn't until the early 2000s when I started seeing licenses verified through the Internet and actually limiting their usage.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 3 points 5 hours ago

It wasn't until the early 2000s when I started seeing licenses verified through the Internet and actually limiting their usage.

Hub, what a coincidence. That somehow started around the time the DMCA came to be and America made most countries world wide adopt a similar legislation to ban cracking drm…

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago

Thanks for the clarification, I'm old and sometimes my memory is more fuzzy on those details. But yeah, it's always been a license, and back then it felt more like ownership because of the honor system.