From the german article "Sehe der mit dem Verkauf geschlossene Lizenzvertrag ein dauerhaftes Nutzungsrecht vor, sei dies nicht an den Erstkäufer gebunden - das Eigentum der Kopie werde übertragen, von der Firma an den Käufer"
meaning "Permanent usage rights granted at the point of sale are not exclusive to original and may be transferred to a second buyer..."
I'm guessing soon we will only be able to "buy" non permanent usage rights for stuff we buy on steam/random other online distribution platforms.
Or maybe demos can be canned because people can just try and then sell it again if they don't like the game (as there's no using effect which would reduce the software's value)?
Lawyers are creative but judges are also usually pretty smart. They're quite capable of ruling that "if it looks like a sale and it acts like a sale, it's a sale" even if it's structured as a license.
meaning "Permanent usage rights granted at the point of sale are not exclusive to original and may be transferred to a second buyer..."
I'm guessing soon we will only be able to "buy" non permanent usage rights for stuff we buy on steam/random other online distribution platforms.