I completely understand and I know exactly which case you are talking about, the Autodesk vs Verner case. I just don't see why you wouldn't Google it yourself.Waaghpowa said:So because you don't understand, or refuse to, you're going to start acting like an ass? I already tried to Google it and couldn't find it. The closest I found was this:Crono1973 said:You know what people use when they REALLY want to know something? Google! If you just want to throw something out there then yeah, you did it right but if you really wanted the answer, you should just look it up. I could go look it up for you, but I won't.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/01/thought-do-we-own-our-steam-games/
I asked gamer lawyer Jas Purewal about this a short while back, not specifically about Valve, and he explained that the matter is still unresolved. "In fact," he says, "it's never been completely resolved for software generally - at best, we have some guidance to follow." But he explains that the commonly taken position is that when we buy a boxed game, we own the DVD, but only have a license for the software on it. "A 'licence''," Purewal explains, "is essentially a limited personal right to use the software on certain terms and conditions - it doesn't give you the right to e.g. sell/transfer/copy/reproduce the software."