Handing online servers over to consumers could carry commercial or legal risks, she said, in addition to safety concerns due to the removal of official company moderation.

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    They’re not owned by you. You own a license to use them. Some stores, like GOG, give you a less restrictive license, but it’s still a license.

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      GoG does actually explicitly state that you own the games bought on the platform, though who knows how well that holds in a strictly legal sense.

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        You’re not allowed to distribute GoG games so you don’t own them.

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      and the law is able to make license conditions illegal/unenforceable (like non-compete clauses in employment contracts)

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        Sure, but has the law made licenses for software illegal/unenforceable? No.