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'Consumers Must Have the Right to Own' — A Congressman Is Introducing a Bill to Get Rid of Digital Game Licenses and Give Players Total Ownership - IGN
Publisher description: Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres is introducing legislation that aims to ensure you own your digital games, rather than having a license.
NewsAPI | Oct 15, 2026 | Cade Onder
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In short, Torres wants to ensure that when you buy a digital game, you actually own it, as opposed to getting a license that can be revoked. Additionally, the bill would require online games to have offline functionality, so that when servers are shut down, the content can still be played by those who own the game. “Consumers must have the right to own, the right to play, and the right to transfer the games they buy,” Torres said in a press release.
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