We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a 'license') to use GOG services and to download, access and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This license is for your personal use. We can stop or suspend this license in some situations, which are explained later on.

Practically this means you cannot resell your GOG installer in the way you could resell a physical book.

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's fair I guess. But you can keep a backup of your GoG games in case the server goes down. With Steam that isn't possible.

[–] cadekat@pawb.social 3 points 14 hours ago

Absolutely. GOG has a much better license and distribution model, but it's still a license.

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I think OP is saying that, while you can buy a book to read it, you do not own the copyright to that book. They're saying it's basically the same idea with GOG.

The illustration does break down, but I think their point still stands.

[–] Imhotep@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You can resell, trade, give, lend a book you bought. You're just not allowed to do the same with any copies you've made. At least where I live

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Like I said, the illustration does break down.

[–] Imhotep@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

There are no products for which you get the IP because you bought one unit. Edit: IANAL, there might be.

Not a book, nor a car. So I don't see how that's relevant.

Sorry if I misunderstood your point.